Proto-Indo-European

*senk-

‘to burn’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *senk-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *senk-, most familiar first.

• singe ← sengen ← senġan ← *sangijan
• singeing ← *sengynge ← *senġende ← *sangijandī ← *sangijan

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *senk-