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
- a song; past tense of synge
Ancestry of “sang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sǫngr | song |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sangwaz | singing, song |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | songʷʰos | — |
Words derived from “sang”