Where does “luktsinne” come from?
luktsinne (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.
luktsinne (Swedish): sense of smell; olfaction
Definitions
- sense of smell; olfaction
Ancestry of “luktsinne”, step by step
luktsinne 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 lukt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lukt | smell, odour, scent |
| 2 | Old Norse | lukt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 4 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |