Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sinu

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 *senawō.

Noun

*sinu f

  1. sinew

Inflection

-stem
Singular
Nominative *sinu
Genitive *sinwā
Singular Plural
Nominative *sinu *sinwō
Accusative *sinwā *sinwā
Genitive *sinwā *sinwō
Dative *sinwē *sinwōm, *sinum
Instrumental *sinu *sinwōm, *sinum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: sinu, seno, senu, seono, seonu, sionu, synu
    • Middle English: synwe
      • English: sinew
      • Scots: sinnon, sinnen, sennin, shinnon
  • Old Frisian: sine, sini, sin
    • North Frisian: sine
    • Saterland Frisian: Siene
    • West Frisian: sine, senuw
  • Old Saxon: senewa, sinewa
    • Middle Low German: senuwe, sēne, senne
      • Low German:
        • German Low German: Sehne, Sehn
        • Westphalian:
          Münsterländer: Senne (Westmünsterländisch)
          East Westphalian: Siene (Ravensberger)
      • Plautdietsch: Sän
  • Old Dutch: *senewa
  • Old High German: senawa, sena