Where does “hint” come from?

hint (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic hɨnt, from Proto-Celtic sentus, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “hint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonichɨntpath, way
2Proto-Celticsentuspath, way
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “hint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Celtic sentus →