Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sinþaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Pre-Germanic *séntos, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsin.θɑz/

Noun

*sinþaz m

journey, way, path

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *sinþaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sinþaz	sinþōz, sinþōs
vocative	*sinþ	sinþōz, sinþōs
accusative	*sinþą	*sinþanz
genitive	sinþas, sinþis	*sinþǫ̂
dative	*sinþai	*sinþamaz
instrumental	*sinþō	*sinþamiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: sīþ
- Middle english: sith
  - English: sith
Old Frisian: sīth
Old Saxon: sīth
Old High German: sind, sint
Old Norse: sinn, sinni
- Faroese: sinn
- Old Swedish: sin
  - Swedish: (någon-)sin, sinom
Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs)

References

senþ in: Wörterbuch der Indogermanischen Sprachen: Dritter Teil: Wortschatz der Germanischen Spracheinheit (Dictionary of the Indo-European Languages: Third Part: Vocabulary of the Germanic Language Unity) by August Fick with contributions by Hjalmar Falk, entirely revised by Alf Torp in 1909.

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