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

  1. present participle of singe; The act or process...

Ancestry of “singeing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsenginge—
2Old Englishsenġende—
3Proto-West Germanicsangijandī—
4Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
5Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “singeing”

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