Where does “Singstimme” come from?

Singstimme (German) comes from German singen, from Middle High German singen, from Old High German singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

Singstimme (German): singing voice

Definitions

  1. singing voice

Ancestry of “Singstimme”, step by step

Singstimme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German singen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansingento sing
2Middle High Germansingento sing
3Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to sing
4Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
5Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing

via German stimme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstimmeinflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanstimme—
3Old High Germanstimma—
4Proto-Germanic*stebnu—
5Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →