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

Reflecting pre-Germanic *sentnós, from the root of *sinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to perceive, think, feel”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsin.nɑz/

Noun

*sinnaz m

  1. sense, perception
  2. sense, meaning

Inflection

Declension 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

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
    • Old Dutch: sin
    • Old High German: sin
    • → Latin: *sennus, *sinnus (see there for further descendants)
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