Where does “sina” come from?

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

sina (Old Swedish): cord, tendon, sinew; nerve

Definitions

  1. cord, tendon, sinew; nerve

Ancestry of “sina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesinacord, tendon, sinew; nerve; whithered grass
2Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →