Where does “sinnesslö” come from?

sinnesslö (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.

sinnesslö (Swedish): slow-witted

Definitions

  1. slow-witted

Ancestry of “sinnesslö”, step by step

sinnesslö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsinnemind, sense
2Old Swedishsinne
3Old SwedishsīnReflexive possessive third person determiner. his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own)
4Middle Low Germansînof his
5Old Saxon*sinn
6Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
7Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
8Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós
9Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Swedish slö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslödull; not sharp; lazy
2Old Norsesljórblunt; fainthearted
3Proto-Germanicslaiwazblunt; dull; exhausted; weary; faint; weak;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “sinnesslö

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-