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Where does “hāhsina” come from?

hāhsina (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic hanhasinwō, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

hāhsina (Old High German): Achilles tendon

Definitions

  1. Achilles tendon

Ancestry of “hāhsina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hasinu—
2Proto-GermanichanhasinwōAchilles tendon, hamstring
3Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “hāhsina”

  • Hachse
  • hæhse
  • hahse
  • Héiss
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