Where does “sang” come from?

sang (German) comes from Middle High German sanc, from Old High German sang, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

sang (German): past tense of singen

Definitions

  1. past tense of singen

Ancestry of “sang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansancsong
2Old High Germansang
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos

Words derived from “sang

Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic sangwazEvery word from Old High German sang