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Where does “sinþ” come from?

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

sinþ (Proto-West Germanic): journey, way, path; time, occasion

Definitions

  1. journey, way, path; time, occasion

Ancestry of “sinþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path; time , instance
2Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sinþ”

  • siþ
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