Where does “sënewe” come from?

sënewe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German senawa, 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 “sënewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansenawa—
2Proto-West Germanicsinusinew
3Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →