Where does “sänn” come from?

sänn (Westrobothnian) comes from Proto-Germanic *sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sänn (Westrobothnian): Third-person reflexive possessive determiner: his...

Definitions

  1. Third-person reflexive possessive determiner: his...

Ancestry of “sänn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sinn—
2Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
3Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-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 →