Where does “synd” come from?
synd (Swedish) comes from Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
synd (Swedish): sin; pity, shame
Definitions
- sin; pity, shame
Ancestry of “synd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | synd | sin |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sundijō | sin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |