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Where does “sene” come from?

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

sene (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tendon; alternative form of scene

Definitions

  1. a tendon; alternative form of scene

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 , to sew

Words derived from “sene”

  • akillessene
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