Etymology Explorer
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Where does “song” come from?
song (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.
Ancestry of “song”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
sangwaz
singing, song
2
Proto-Indo-European
songʷʰos
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Words derived from “song”
sang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →
Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →