Where does “Sin” come from?

Sin (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sīn, from Proto-Germanic sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Sin (Saterland Frisian): sense

Definitions

  1. sense

Ancestry of “Sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansīnhis, its
2Proto-West Germanicsīnhis/her/its/their own
3Proto-Germanicsīnazhis/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Sin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sīn →
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