Where does “sin” come from?
sin (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sin (Old High German): his; to be
Ancestry of “sin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 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 |