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Where does “sin” come from?

sin (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansīnhis; to be
2Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
3Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
4Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sin”

  • dasein
  • Dasein
  • Gefangensein-Syndrom
  • sein
  • sind
  • Seinsstufung
  • Sein
  • handelseinig
  • Mitwissersein
  • Dasein
  • Bewusstseinsverlust
  • seid
  • Bewusstseinsstörung
  • Bewusstseinszustand
  • Bewusstsein
  • seiner
  • Unwohlsein
  • Nichtsein
  • Eingeschlossensein-Syndrom
  • sain
  • soin
  • sin
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