Where does “sin-” come from?
sin- (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sin-, from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sin- (Old English): ever, everlasting, continual, perpetual; huge,...
Definitions
- ever, everlasting, continual, perpetual; huge,...
Ancestry of “sin-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sin- | ever, eternal, perpetual |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sin- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “sin-”