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Where does “zingen” come from?

zingen (Dutch) comes 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.

zingen (Dutch): to sing; to sing, to blab to the police, to...

Definitions

  1. to sing; to sing, to blab to the police, to...

Ancestry of “zingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsingento sing
2Old Dutchsinganto sing
3Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
4Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
5Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing

Words derived from “zingen”

  • bezingen
  • sing
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