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