Where does “jazzzangeres” come from?
jazzzangeres (Dutch) comes from Dutch zangeres, from Dutch es, from Middle Dutch essche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
jazzzangeres (Dutch): jazz singer
Definitions
- jazz singer
Ancestry of “jazzzangeres”, step by step
jazzzangeres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zangeres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zangeres | female singer; songstress, singeress |
| 2 | Dutch | es | ash, ash tree, "Fraxinus excelsior"; ash, any... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | essche | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | aska | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | askā | ash, ashes |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | askǭ | ash, ashes |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Dutch jazz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jazz | jazz |
| 2 | English | Jazz | A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation |
| 3 | English | Jaz | or any of its variant spellings |