Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “singingly” come from?

singingly (English) comes from English singing, from Middle English syngyng, from Middle English singen, from Old English singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

singingly (English): whilst singing; accompanied by the sounds of...

Definitions

  1. whilst singing; accompanied by the sounds of...

Ancestry of “singingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsingingThe act of using the voice to produce musical...
2Middle EnglishsyngyngSinging; recital of a song; The performance of...
3Middle EnglishsingenTo sing ; to produce noises with one's voice; To...
4Old Englishsinganto sing, chant
5Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
6Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
7Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →