Where does “sinnes” come from?
sinnes (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.
sinnes (Swedish): insane, mad; insanely, madly
Definitions
- insane, mad; insanely, madly
Ancestry of “sinnes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | sinne | mind, sense |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sinne | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sīn | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sîn | — |
| 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 |