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

sense, perception
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)

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