Where does “sing” come from?

sing (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zingen, from Middle Dutch singen, from Old Dutch singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

sing (Afrikaans): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “sing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzingento sing; to sing, to blab to the police, to...
2Middle Dutchsingento sing
3Old Dutchsinganto sing
4Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
5Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →
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