Where does “sineu” come from?

sineu (Middle English) comes from Old English seonu, from Proto-West Germanic sinu, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

Ancestry of “sineu”, step by step

sineu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English seonu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishseonuAlternative form of sinu; tendon, nerve, sinew
2Proto-West Germanicsinusinew
3Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Old English sinu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsinusinew, nerve, tendon
2Proto-Germanicsinwō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European-wr̥Derives object nouns from verbal roots. e.g. per-...

via Old English sinewe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsinewe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →
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