Where does “sin” come from?

sin (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sinn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sin (West Frisian): sentence; sense; meaning, sense, significance

Definitions

  1. sentence; sense; meaning, sense, significance

Ancestry of “sin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansinn—
2Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
3Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
4Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sentnós →