Reconstruction:Old Dutch/senewa

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• sena

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinu, from Proto-Germanic *senawō.

Noun

*senewa f

1. sinew
2. nerve

Inflection

Declension of *senewa (feminine wō-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*senewa	*senewa, *senewon
accusative	*senewa, *senewon	*senewa, *senewon
genitive	*senewon	*senewono
dative	*senewon	*senewon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sēnewe, sēnuw, sēne
  • Dutch: zenuw, zeen
    • Afrikaans: senuwee