Where does “sine” come from?
sine (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic sinu, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
Ancestry of “sine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sinu | sinew |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | senawō | cord, tendon, sinew; nerve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | snḗh₁wr̥ | tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |
Words derived from “sine”