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Where does “singel” come from?

singel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk single, from English single, from Middle English single, from Old French sengle, from Late Latin cingula, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

singel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a single; singles; single, alone

Definitions

  1. a single; singles; single, alone

Ancestry of “singel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksinglea single; singles
2EnglishsingleNot accompanied by anything else; one in number;...
3Middle Englishsingle—
4Old Frenchsenglesingle; alone; alone; in an unaccompanied way
5Late Latincingulanominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum
6LatinCingulum—
7Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
8Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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