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sing

/sɪŋ/··verb
to make musical sounds with the voice
Old EnglishCEFR A1
Root
Proto-Germanic '*singwan' (to sing)
Proto-Germanic *singwan → Old English singan → Modern sing
In a word

sing and song are verb–noun siblings from one root. The vowel just shifts — that's Germanic ablaut. drink/drank/drunk, run/ran — all the strong verbs inherit this ancient pattern. English has been shape-shifting its vowels for over a thousand years.

Examples
She sings beautifully.
Birds sing at dawn.
Let's sing together.
Related
singersongsingingsingalong
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