Where does “sin” come from?
sin (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *sīn, from Proto-Germanic sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
sin (Old Saxon): we be; his
Ancestry of “sin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sīn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sīnaz | his/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |