Where does “síns” come from?
síns (Pichinglis) comes from English since, from Middle English syns, from Middle English sithens, from Middle English sithen, from Old English siþþan, from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz — to be.
síns (Pichinglis): since
Definitions
- since
Ancestry of “síns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | since | From a specified time in the past; From:... |
| 2 | Middle English | syns | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sithens | — |
| 4 | Middle English | sithen | From or since the time that; since then, after... |
| 5 | Old English | siþþan | afterwards, subsequently; since; ago, since |
| 6 | Old English | sīþ | journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sinþ | journey, way, path; time, occasion |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sinþaz | journey, way, path |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |