Where does “sene” come from?

sene (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sina, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

sene (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of sen; plural of sen; a tendon

Definitions

  1. definite singular of sen; plural of sen; a tendon

Ancestry of “sene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesinacord, tendon, sinew; nerve; whithered grass
2Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “sene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →