Sung
/sʌŋ/noun
Past participle of sing, meaning having produced musical sounds with the voice.
Did you know?English sung descends from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to make a sound,” the same ancient source behind words for song, singing, and even the idea of chanting as power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sengʷʰ-
“to make a sound, sing”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sengwaną
“to sing”
Old English
OE
singan
“to sing”
Old English
OE
sungen
“sung; having sung”
Middle English
ME
sungen / songen
“sung”
Modern English
English
sung
“past participle of sing”