Where does “singlar” come from?
singlar (Spanish) comes from French cingler, from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
singlar (Spanish): to sail (to a particular destination)
Definitions
- to sail (to a particular destination)
Ancestry of “singlar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cingler | to sail; to navigate; to hit; to strike; to knock |
| 2 | Old Norse | sigla | to sail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | siglijaną | to sail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |