Etymology

singeing

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Middle English *sengynge ← Old English *senġende ← Proto-West Germanic *sangijandī
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singeing · verb1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sangijandī
  2. Old English · inherited from*senġende
  3. Middle English · inherited from*sengynge
  4. English todaysingeing

From Middle English *sengynge, sengeand, from Old English *senġende, *senċġende, *sænċġende, from Proto-West Germanic *sangijandī, present participle of *sangijan (“to singe”), equivalent to singe + -ing.

singeing · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromsenginge
  2. English todaysingeing

From Middle English senginge, seengynge, equivalent to singe + -ing.

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