Where does “sank” come from?

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

sank (Middle Low German): the act of singing; a chant; a song, especially...

Definitions

  1. the act of singing; a chant; a song, especially...

Ancestry of “sank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsang—
2Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
3Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

Words derived from “sank”

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