Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sinnaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *sentnos, 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

Derived terms

Old Frisian: sinn, sin
- Saterland Frisian: Sin
- West Frisian: sin
Old Saxon: *sinn
- Middle Low German: sin
  - German Low German: Sinn
  - → Danish: sind
  - → Old Swedish: sin
    - Swedish: sinne
Frankish: *sinn
- Old Dutch: sin
  - Middle Dutch: sin
    - Dutch: zin
    - Limburgish: zin
- → Latin: *sennus, *sinnus (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: sin
- Middle High German: sin
  - German: Sinn
  - Luxembourgish: Sënn

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