Where does “sin” come from?

sin (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

sin (Old Norse): cord, tendon, sinew; nerve

Definitions

  1. cord, tendon, sinew; nerve

Ancestry of “sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “sin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →