Where does “sin” come from?

sin (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sīn, from Proto-Germanic sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sin (Middle Dutch): direction; attention; sense, intellect, reason

Definitions

  1. direction; attention; sense, intellect, reason

Ancestry of “sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsīnwe be
2Proto-West Germanicsīnhis/her/its/their own
3Proto-Germanicsīnazhis/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →