Where does “singen” come from?

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

singen (Middle High German): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “singen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to 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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic singwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic singwan →