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Where does “Sindre” come from?

Sindre (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse Sindri, from Old Norse sindra, from Serbo-Croatian šindra, from German schindel, from Middle High German schindel, from Old High German scintula, from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “Sindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSindri—
2Old Norsesindrato sparkle
3Serbo-Croatianšindrashingle, batten
4Germanschindel—
5Middle High Germanschindel—
6Old High Germanscintula—
7Proto-Germanic*skindulā—
8Latinscindula—
9Latinscandularoof-shingle
10Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
11Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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