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Where does “sinnaną” come from?

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

sinnaną (Proto-Germanic): to feel; to sense direction; to consider, think...

Definitions

  1. to feel; to sense direction; to consider, think...

Ancestry of “sinnaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsennaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansent-n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sinnaną”

  • sinn
  • sinnen
  • zinnen
  • sinnan
  • sinna
  • sinnen
  • sinnan
  • sinnen
  • sinnen
  • sinnan
  • sinn
  • sinnan
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