Etymograph

English

Senn

Senn comes from German Senn(e) ‘herdsman in the Alps’, from Old High German senno ‘shepherd’, and ultimately from Vulgar Latin saniō ‘herdsman, dairyman’.

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CEsaniō‘herdsman, dairyman’
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sannjō‘herdsman, dairyman’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050senno‘shepherd’
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentSenn(e)‘herdsman in the Alps’
  5. EnglishtodaySenn

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CEsaniō‘herdsman, dairyman’
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sannjō‘herdsman, dairyman’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050senno‘shepherd’
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentSenn(e)‘herdsman in the Alps’
  5. EnglishtodaySenn

The story

South German surname for a dairy farmer, from the common noun German Senn(e) (‘herdsman in the Alps’) (15th century), from Old High German senno (‘shepherd’) (11th century), from Proto-West Germanic *sannjō (‘herdsman, dairyman’), from Vulgar Latin saniō (‘herdsman, dairyman’) (compare Romansh Sursilvan sagn, Romansh Ladin signun (‘herdsman’)), presumably from Celtic (compare Old Irish sine (‘nipple, teat’), from Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos (‘teat, nipple’)). A relationship with German Sahne (‘cream’) (ultimately from Latin sagīna (‘nourishment’)) is unlikely.

Every English word from Vulgar Latin saniō

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Vulgar Latin saniō / Senn

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