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Where does “sinþaz” come from?

sinþaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sinþaz (Proto-Germanic): journey, way, path; time , instance

Definitions

  1. journey, way, path; time , instance

Ancestry of “sinþaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sinþaz”

  • since
  • sign
  • signing
  • signage
  • signer
  • syne
  • signpost
  • signboard
  • sith
  • cosigner
  • sithence
  • cosign
  • signoff
  • sithen
  • callsign
  • signless
  • nonsigning
  • signee
  • signwriter
  • stopsign
  • legisign
  • nonsigner
  • signout
  • protosign
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