Where does “זינגען” come from?

זינגען (Yiddish) comes 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.

זינגען (Yiddish): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “זינגען”, step by step

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

Words derived from “זינגען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic singwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic singwan →