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Where does “senawō” come from?

senawō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

senawō (Proto-Germanic): cord, tendon, sinew; nerve

Definitions

  1. cord, tendon, sinew; nerve

Ancestry of “senawō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “senawō”

  • sinew
  • sinewy
  • sinewed
  • sinewless
  • sinewiness
  • sinewish
  • insinewed
  • sinewous
  • unsinew
  • sehnig
  • Sehne
  • Hachse
  • zenuwslopend
  • zenuwlijder
  • zenuwziekte
  • zenuw
  • zenuwstelsel
  • akillessene
  • sene
  • akillessene
  • sene
  • sene
  • sinue
  • sineu
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