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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/siniz

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sénos (of last year, old). Cognate with Lithuanian sẽnas (old, previous, ancient), Latin senex (old, aged, advanced in years; old man).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.niz/

Adjective

*siniz

  1. old

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: sine-, sin- (prefix)
  • Old Frisian: sin, sin-
  • Old Saxon: sin, sin-
  • Old High German: sin-
    • Middle High German: singrüene, sinhol, sinwel, sintvluot, sintvluz, sintvarwe, sintwāc
  • Old Norse: sina; sí-
    • Icelandic: sina
    • Norwegian: sina (dialectal)
    • Swedish: sina (dialectal)
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (sineigs); 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 (sinista); 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (siniskalks)
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