Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sangu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sangwaz, related to *singwan.

Noun

*sangu m

singing, song

Inflection

Masculine wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sangu
Genitive	*sangwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sangu	*sangwōs
Accusative	*sangu	*sangwā
Genitive	*sangwas	*sangwō
Dative	*sangwē	*sangum
Instrumental	*sangu	*sangum

Descendants

Old English: sang, song
- Middle English: sang, song
  - Scots: sang, song
  - English: song
    - → Dutch: song
    - → German: Song
  - Yola: zong
Old Frisian: sang, song
- Saterland Frisian: Soang
- West Frisian: sang
Old Saxon: sang
- Middle Low German: sank
  - Low German: Sang, Gesang
  - Plautdietsch: Jesank
Old Dutch: *sang
- Middle Dutch: sanc
  - Dutch: zang
    - Afrikaans: sang
  - Limburgish: zaank
Old High German: sang; *gisang, kisanch
- Middle High German: sanc; gesanc
  - German: Sang; Gesang
  - Yiddish: זאַנג (zang)