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Where does “synlēas” come from?

synlēas (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-.

synlēas (Old English): without sin; sinless

Definitions

  1. without sin; sinless

Ancestry of “synlēas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsynnsin
2Proto-West Germanicsunnjuresponsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety
3Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “synlēas”

  • sinless
  • sinlessness
  • sinlessly
  • sinneles
  • synneles
  • senneles
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