Where does “sinna” come from?

sinna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sinna, from Middle Low German sinnen, from Proto-Germanic sinnaną, from Proto-Germanic sennaną, from Proto-Indo-European sent-n-, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sinna (Icelandic): to attend to; to care for, to mind; interest,...

Definitions

  1. to attend to; to care for, to mind; interest,...

Ancestry of “sinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesinna—
2Middle Low Germansinnen—
3Proto-Germanicsinnanąto feel; to sense direction; to consider, think...
4Proto-Germanicsennaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansent-n-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sinna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent-n- →