Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sinnaz

This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sentnós, from *sent- (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsin.nɑz/

Noun

*sinnaz m

1. sense, perception
2. sense, meaning

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *sinnaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sinnaz	*sinnōz, *sinnōs
vocative	*sinn	*sinnōz, *sinnōs
accusative	*sinną	*sinnanz
genitive	*sinnas, *sinnis	*sinnǫ̂
dative	*sinnai	*sinnamaz
instrumental	*sinnō	*sinnamiz

Related terms

• *sinnaną
• *sinþaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sinn
  • Old Frisian: sinn, sin
    • Saterland Frisian: Sin
    • West Frisian: sin
  • Old Saxon: *sinn
    • Middle Low German: sin
      • German Low German: Sinn
      • → Danish: sind
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: sinn
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: sinn
      • → Old Swedish: sin
        • Swedish: sinne
  • Old Dutch: sin
    • Middle Dutch: sin
      • Dutch: zin
        • Afrikaans: sin
        • Negerhollands: sin
      • Limburgish: zin
  • Old High German: sin
    • Middle High German: sin
      • German: Sinn
      • Luxembourgish: Sënn
      • Yiddish: זין (zin)
  • → Latin: *sennus, *sinnus (see there for further descendants)