Where does “sinn” come from?

sinn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sinn (Proto-West Germanic): sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...

Definitions

  1. sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...

Ancestry of “sinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
2Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sentnós →
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