Etymology of song

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noun

A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing. · Any musical composition. · Poetical composition; poetry; verse. · The act or art of singing.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *singwaną Proto-Germanic *sangwaz Proto-West Germanic *sangu Old English sang Middle English song English song From Middle English song, sang, from Old English sang, from Proto-West Germanic *sangu, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to sing”). Cognate with Scots sang, song (“singing, song”), Saterland Frisian Song (“song”), West Frisian sang (“song”), Dutch zang (“song”), Low German sang (“song”), German Sang (“singing, song”), Swedish sång (“song”), Norwegian Bokmål sang (“song”), Norwegian Nynorsk song (“song”), Icelandic söngur (“song”), Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ, “voice, oracle”). More at sing.

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Root classification mention*sengʷʰ-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionsongenm
Inherited-form mentionsangang
Inherited-form mention*sangugmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*sangwazgem-pro · singing, song
Derivation mention*sengʷʰ-ine-pro · to sing
Cognate mentionsangsco
Cognate mentionSongstq
Cognate mentionsangfy
Cognate mentionzangnl
Cognate mentionsangnds
Cognate mentionSangde
Cognate mentionsångsv
Cognate mentionsangnb
Cognate mentionsongnn
Cognate mentionsönguris
Cognate mentionὀμφήgrc

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