Where does “singen” come from?

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

singen (Middle Dutch): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “singen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsinganto sing
2Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
3Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing

Words derived from “singen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →