Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/singwaną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti, from *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- to sing
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *singwaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *singwan
- Old Norse: syngva, syngja
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌽 (siggwan)
- Crimean Gothic: singhen