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Where does “sin” come from?

sin (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic sīn, from Proto-Germanic sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sin (Old Dutch): we be

Definitions

  1. we be

Ancestry of “sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsīnhis/her/its/their own
2Proto-Germanicsīnazhis/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sin”

  • stammenbewustzijn
  • voorzijn
  • bewustzijn
  • onderbewustzijn
  • welzijn
  • aanzijn
  • zijn
  • klassenbewustzijn
  • zijn
  • sijn
  • se
  • zeen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →