Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sin-

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

*sin-

1. ever, eternal, perpetual

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *sin-

Descendants

• Old English: sin-, sine-
• Old Frisian: sin-
• Old Saxon: sin-
• Old Dutch: sino-
  • Middle Dutch: sine-, sin-
    • Dutch: zene-
• Old High German: sin-