Where does “sænċġan” come from?

sænċġan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sangijan, from Proto-Indo-European senk-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sænċġan (Old English): to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict

Definitions

  1. to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict

Ancestry of “sænċġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
2Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European senk- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sangijan →