Where does “זאַנג” come from?

זאַנג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German sanc, from Old High German sang, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

זאַנג (Yiddish): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “זאַנג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansancsong
2Old High Germansang—
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old High German sang →