song

song · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*sengʷʰ-
2. Proto-Indo-European*séngʷʰ-e-ti
3. Proto-Germanic*singwaną
4. Proto-Germanic*sangwaz
5. Proto-West Germanic*sangu
6. Old Englishsang
7. Middle Englishsong
8. English todaysong

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.

Song · proper noun²

Borrowed from Mandarin 宋 (Sòng).

Song · proper noun³

1. Khmer · derived fromសុង
2. English todaySong

Derived from Khmer សុង (song).

Song · proper noun⁴

1. Thai · derived fromสอง
2. English todaySong

Derived from Thai สอง (sɔ̌ɔng).

Song · proper noun⁵

1. Korean · derived from송(宋)
2. English todaySong

Derived from Korean 송(宋) (song).

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