Where does “sang” come from?

sang (Middle English) comes from Old English song, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

sang (Middle English): Alternative form of song

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of song

Ancestry of “sang”, step by step

sang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English song

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsong—
2Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
3Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Old English sang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsangsong; liturgical service
2Proto-West Germanic*sangusinging, song
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old English song →