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Where does “hɨnt” come from?

hɨnt (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic sentus, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

hɨnt (Proto-Brythonic): path, way

Definitions

  1. path, way

Ancestry of “hɨnt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsentuspath, way
2Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “hɨnt”

  • hynt
  • hent
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