Where does “unsinging” come from?
unsinging (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.
unsinging (English): That does not sing
Ancestry of “unsinging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | singing | The act of using the voice to produce musical... |
| 2 | Middle English | syngyng | Singing; recital of a song; The performance of... |
| 3 | Middle English | singen | To sing ; to produce noises with one's voice; To... |
| 4 | Old English | singan | to sing, chant |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | singwan | to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | singwaną | to sing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷʰ- | to recite; to sing |