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Where does “singwaną” come from?

singwaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

singwaną (Proto-Germanic): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “singwaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing

Words derived from “singwaną”

  • singing
  • sing
  • sung
  • singer
  • unsung
  • singsong
  • singeth
  • folksinger
  • singable
  • singest
  • singalong
  • unsingable
  • folksinging
  • singspiel
  • outsing
  • nonsinging
  • singability
  • undersung
  • singingly
  • nonsinger
  • singerly
  • oversing
  • unsinging
  • singableness
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