Where does “sengynge” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sengynge”, step by step

sengynge traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sænċġende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsænċġende—
2Proto-West Germanicsangijandī—
3Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
4Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old English senċġende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsenċġende—

via Old English senġende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsenġende—
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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