Where does “gesank” come from?

gesank (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German sank, from Old Saxon sang, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

gesank (Middle Low German): Alternative form of sank

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sank

Ancestry of “gesank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansankthe act of singing; a chant; a song, especially...
2Old Saxonsang—
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

Words derived from “gesank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Saxon sang →