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Where does “sinu” come from?

sinu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

sinu (Proto-West Germanic): sinew

Definitions

  1. sinew

Ancestry of “sinu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “sinu”

  • sinew
  • sinewy
  • sinewed
  • sinewless
  • sinewiness
  • sinewish
  • insinewed
  • sinewous
  • unsinew
  • sehnig
  • Sehne
  • sinue
  • sineu
  • sineue
  • sinewe
  • seonu
  • sinu
  • senawa
  • sënewe
  • Seen
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