Where does “אונטערזינגען” come from?

אונטערזינגען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זינגען, from Middle High German singen, from Old High German singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

אונטערזינגען (Yiddish): sing softly

Definitions

  1. sing softly

Ancestry of “אונטערזינגען”, step by step

אונטערזינגען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish זינגען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזינגעןto sing
2Middle High Germansingento sing
3Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to sing
4Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
5Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing

via Yiddish אונטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאונטערunder
2Old High Germanuntarunder
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic singwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic singwan →