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Where does “cingler” come from?

cingler (French) comes from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

cingler (French): to sail; to navigate; to hit; to strike; to knock

Definitions

  1. to sail; to navigate; to hit; to strike; to knock

Ancestry of “cingler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesiglato sail
2Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “cingler”

  • cingle
  • cinglage
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