Where does “sennen” come from?

sennen (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

sennen (Plautdietsch): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “sennen”, step by step

sennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German wēsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwēsento be
2Old Saxonwesanto be
3Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Old Saxon sīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsīnwe be; his
2Proto-Germanic*sīn—
3Proto-Germanicsīnazhis/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →
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