Where does “singen” come from?

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

singen (Low German): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “singen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansingento sing
2Old Saxonsinganto sing
3Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
4Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
5Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic singwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic singwan →