Where does “sinne” come from?
sinne (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.
sinne (Swedish): mind, sense
Ancestry of “sinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | sinne | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sīn | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sîn | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *sinn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “sinne”