Where does “sen” come from?
sen (Old French) comes from Frankish sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sen (Old French): Alternative form of sens; sense, reason, mind;...
Definitions
- Alternative form of sens; sense, reason, mind;...
Ancestry of “sen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | sinn | reason, judgement, mental faculty, way,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |