Where does “zengen” come from?
zengen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sengen, from Old Dutch sengen, from Proto-West Germanic sangijan, from Proto-Indo-European senk-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
zengen (Dutch): to singe, to sear
Ancestry of “zengen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | sengen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sengen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sangijan | to burn, torch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | senk- | to burn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “zengen”