Where does “organist” come from?

organist (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch organist, from Medieval Latin organista, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

organist (Dutch): organ player, organist

Definitions

  1. organ player, organist

Ancestry of “organist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchorganist—
2Medieval Latinorganista—
3Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
4Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον →Every word from Latin organum →