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Where does “sang” come from?

sang (Danish) comes from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

sang (Danish): song; singing; past tense of synge

Definitions

  1. song; singing; past tense of synge

Ancestry of “sang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫngrsong
2Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
3Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

Words derived from “sang”

  • nationalsang
  • sangsvane
  • sangfugl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →