Where does “*sinn” come from?

*sinn (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “*sinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
2Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “*sinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sentnós →