Where does “singeing” come from?
Singeing comes from Middle English seengynge, from Old English sænċġende, from Proto-West Germanic sangijandī and sangijan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots senk- and sek-.
singeing (English): present participle of singe; The act or process...
Definitions
- present participle of singe; The act or process...
Ancestry of “singeing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | senginge | — |
| 2 | Old English | senġende | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sangijandī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sangijan | to burn, torch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | senk- | to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |