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; To remove the nap of , by...
Definitions
- To burn slightly; To remove the nap of , by...
Ancestry of “singe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sengen | — |
| 2 | Old English | senġan | — |
| 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 |