Where does “sīn” come from?

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

sīn (Old Dutch): we be

Definitions

  1. we be

Ancestry of “sīn”, step by step

sīn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sīn

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Proto-Germanic *sīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sīn—

Words derived from “sīn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sīn →