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
Ancestry of “singen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | singen | to sing |
| 2 | Old Saxon | singan | to sing |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | singwan | to sing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | singwaną | to sing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷʰ- | to recite; to sing |