Where does “zingzeggen” come from?

zingzeggen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch seggen, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

zingzeggen (Dutch): to recite accompanied by music or to sing in a manner close to regular speech, similar to recitativo or rap

Definitions

  1. to recite accompanied by music or to sing in a manner close to regular speech, similar to recitativo or rap

Ancestry of “zingzeggen”, step by step

zingzeggen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zeggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeggento say, tell
2Middle Dutchseggento say; to tell, to make known; to tell, to...
3Old Dutchseggento say
4Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Dutch zingen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzingento sing; to sing, to blab to the police, to...
2Middle Dutchsingento sing
3Old Dutchsinganto sing
4Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
5Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
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