Where does “hinna” come from?

hinna (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hinn, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

hinna (Old Norse): film, membrane; genitive plural of hinn

Definitions

  1. film, membrane; genitive plural of hinn

Ancestry of “hinna”, step by step

hinna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
2Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
3Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem

via Proto-Germanic hinþaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichinþanąto reach for, obtain, catch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱent-to pierce; to prick; point; to stab

via Proto-Germanic hinnǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichinnǭ—

Words derived from “hinna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jainaz →Every word from Old Norse hinn →