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SinEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Transliteration of Akkadian 𒀭𒂗𒍪 (Sîn).
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From Cantonese 單 /单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗SinEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Hebrew סִין.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗SinEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Borrowed from Korean 신 (sin), derived from 申, 辛, or 愼.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗sinEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-der. Proto-Germanic *sunjō Proto-West Germanic *sunnju Old English synn Middle English synne English sin From Middle English synne, sinne, from Old English synn (“sin”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō (“truth, excuse”) and *sundī, *sundijō (“sin”), from , from *h₁sónts ("being, true", implying a verdict of "truly guilty" against an accusation or charge), from *h₁es- (“to be”); compare Old English sōþ ("true"; see sooth). Doublet of suttee. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sände, Säände (“sin”), West Frisian sûnde (“sin”), German Sünde (“sin”), Luxembourgish Sënd, Sënn (“sin”), Vilamovian zynd (“sin”) Yiddish זינד (zind, “sin”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish synd (“sin”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja, “truth”), Latin sont-, sons (“sinful, guilty, criminal”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗sinEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-der. Proto-Germanic *sunjō Proto-West Germanic *sunnju Old English synn Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Old English synniġ Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *-ōjan Old English -ian Old English syngian Middle English syngender. Middle English synnen English sin Inherited from Middle English synnen, modification of earlier syngen, from Old English syngian, from synniġ (“sinful”) + -ian.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗sinEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Modification of shin.
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1908- SinEnglish · e-38700-1840
Sin, sin, adv. (Spens.) since. [Since.]
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Sin, sin, n. wilful violation of law: neglect of duty: neglect of the laws of morality and religion, any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God: wickedness, iniquity.—v.i. to commit sin: to violate
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