Where does “sin-” come from?

sin- (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sin- (Proto-West Germanic): ever, eternal, perpetual

Definitions

  1. ever, eternal, perpetual

Ancestry of “sin-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
2Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sin-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sin- →