Where does “sengen” come from?

sengen (Middle English) comes from Old English senġan, from Proto-West Germanic sangijan, from Proto-Indo-European senk-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sengen (Middle English): to burn, scorch

Definitions

  1. to burn, scorch

Ancestry of “sengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsenġanto singe, scorch, burn
2Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
3Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sengen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European senk- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sangijan →
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