Where does “sinnebildlig” come from?
sinnebildlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish sinnebild, 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 — to be.
sinnebildlig (Swedish): allegoric, symbolic
Definitions
- allegoric, symbolic
Ancestry of “sinnebildlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sinnebild | an allegory, a symbolic picture, a symbol, an... |
| 2 | Swedish | sinne | mind, sense |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sinne | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sīn | Reflexive possessive third person determiner. his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own) |
| 5 | Middle Low German | sîn | of his |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *sinn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |