Where does “ölsinne” come from?
ölsinne (Swedish) comes from Swedish sinne, from Old Swedish sinne, from Old Swedish sīn, from Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós — to be.
ölsinne (Swedish): ability to behave when drunk
Definitions
- ability to behave when drunk
Ancestry of “ölsinne”, step by step
ölsinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sinne | mind, sense |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sinne | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sīn | Reflexive possessive third person determiner. his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own) |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sîn | of his |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *sinn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via Swedish öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öl | a beer; a feast |
| 2 | Old Swedish | öl | strap, leather strap |
| 3 | Old Norse | ǫl | ale; beer |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᛚᚢ | A runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aluh | amulet |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *Hr̥jifyáh | eagle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás | straight-flying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s | — |