English
sinhound
From sin + hound.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- ‘to be’
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Proto-Germanic *sunjō ‘truth, excuse’
Proto-West Germanic *sunnju
Old English synn ‘sin’
Middle English synne
English sin
Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’
Proto-Germanic *hundaz ‘dog’
Proto-West Germanic *hund ‘dog’
Old English hund
Middle English hound ‘a hunting or sporting dog’
English hound
Today it means
noun A priest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / sinhound