Sense
Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnzə/
“Sense” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
From Middle High German sē̆nse, contraction of seinse, from older sëgense, from Old High German segansa, itself by metathesis from segisna, from Proto-West Germanic *sagisnu. Cognate with Dutch zeis. The development ei < ege is found in Central German, but also in Bavarian (compare Getreide, verteidigen etc.). In the latter, contraction of the diphthong yields sanse (as in zwanzig < zweinzec).…
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