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

Definitions

  1. to singe, to sear

Ancestry of “zengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsengen—
2Old Dutchsengen—
3Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
4Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “zengen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European senk- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sangijan →
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