Where does “synwe” come from?

synwe (Middle English) comes from Old English sinu, 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.

synwe (Middle English): A tendon or sinew band of collagen

Definitions

  1. A tendon or sinew band of collagen

Ancestry of “synwe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “synwe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō