Where does “sinna” come from?

sinna (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German sinnen, from Proto-Germanic sinnaną, from Proto-Germanic sennaną, from Proto-Indo-European sent-n-, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “sinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansinnen—
2Proto-Germanicsinnanąto feel; to sense direction; to consider, think...
3Proto-Germanicsennaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sinna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent-n- →