Where does “song” come from?

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

song (Norwegian Nynorsk): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “song”, step by step

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

Words derived from “song”

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