Where does “sang” come from?

sang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

sang (Norwegian Bokmål): a song; past tense of synge

Definitions

  1. a song; past tense of synge

Ancestry of “sang”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →