Where does “Singzikade” come from?

Singzikade (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.

Singzikade (German): true cicada any cicada of the family

Definitions

  1. true cicada any cicada of the family

Ancestry of “Singzikade”, step by step

Singzikade 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 Zikade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZikadecicada any hemipteran of the suborder
2Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

Words derived from “Singzikade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →
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