shins- root words — words with the shins- root

The root shins- comes from Old High German (with sound change to -shins) sin, meaning direction, course (from 'sith' way, journey). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including widdershins. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the shins- root

Explore words with shins- — words containing the shins- root and sharing its sense of "direction, course (from 'sith' way, journey)". Examples include widdershins. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does shins- mean?

The shins- root means direction, course (from 'sith' way, journey), from Old High German (with sound change to -shins) sin. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.