Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sinnan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinnaną.

Verb

*sinnan

to feel
to sense direction
to consider, think about; aim, plan, plot

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*sinnan
1st sg. past	*sann
3rd pl. past	*sunnun
Past ptcple	*sunnan
Infinitive	*sinnan
Genitive infin.	*sinnannjas
Dative infin.	*sinnannjē
Instrum. infin.	*sinnannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sinnu	*sann
2nd singular	*sinniʀi	*sunnī
3rd singular	*sinnidi	*sann
1st plural	*sinnum	*sunnum
2nd plural	*sinnid	*sunnud
3rd plural	*sinnand	*sunnun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sinnē	*sunnī
2nd singular	*sinnēs	*sunnī
3rd singular	*sinnē	*sunnī
1st plural	*sinnēm	*sunnīm
2nd plural	*sinnēþ	*sunnīd
3rd plural	*sinnēn	*sunnīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sinn
Plural	*sinnid
	Present	Past
Participle	*sinnandī	*sunnan

Related terms

*sandijan

Descendants

Old English: sinnan
Old Frisian: sinna
- Saterland Frisian: sinne
- (West Frisian: sinnigje)
Old Saxon: *sinnan
- Middle Low German: sinnen
  - → Old Norse: sinna
    - Icelandic: sinna
    - Swedish: besinna
Old Dutch: *sinnan
- Middle Dutch: sinnen
  - Dutch: zinnen
Old High German: sinnan
- Middle High German: sinnen
  - German: sinnen
→⇒ Old French: *sener (in asener, forsener)
- Middle French: assener, forcener
  - (French: assener, forcener)
- → Italian: senno, assennare