Where does “singe” come from?

Singe comes from Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, from Proto-West Germanic sangijan, from Proto-Indo-European senk-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-.

singe (English): To burn slightly

Definitions

  1. To burn slightly

Ancestry of “singe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsengento burn, scorch
2Old Englishsenġanto singe, scorch, burn
3Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
4Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “singe”

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