Where does “*sinn” come from?
*sinn (Old Saxon) 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.
Ancestry of “*sinn”, step by step
*sinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic sinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Proto-Germanic *sinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sinn | — |