Where does “gesankbok” come from?
gesankbok (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German gesank, from Middle Low German sank, from Old Saxon sang, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.
Ancestry of “gesankbok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | gesank | Alternative form of sank |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sank | the act of singing; a chant; a song, especially... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sang | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sangwaz | singing, song |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | songʷʰos | — |