Where does “samenzang” come from?

samenzang (Dutch) comes from Dutch samen, from Middle Dutch tsamen, from Old Dutch samen, from Proto-Germanic saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samenzang (Dutch): communal singing

Definitions

  1. communal singing

Ancestry of “samenzang”, step by step

samenzang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch samen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsamentogether
2Middle Dutchtsamen—
3Old Dutchsamentogether
4Proto-Germanicsaman—
5Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Dutch zang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzangsinging, song
2Middle Dutchsancsinging, chanting; song; first/third-person...
3Old Dutchsang—
4Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
5Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →