Where does “synful” come from?
synful (Old English) comes from Old English synn, from Proto-West Germanic sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
synful (Old English): sinful; a sinner
Definitions
- sinful; a sinner
Ancestry of “synful”, step by step
synful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English synn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | synn | sin |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnju | responsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunjō | truth, sooth; denial, protest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |