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Where does “sangijandī” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sangijandī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
2Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sangijandī”

  • singeing
  • sengynge
  • sengeand
  • senġende
  • senċġende
  • sænċġende
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