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
- journey, way, path; time, occasion
Ancestry of “sinþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sinþaz | journey, way, path; time , instance |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “sinþ”