Where does “zangeres” come from?

zangeres (Dutch) comes 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.

zangeres (Dutch): female singer; songstress, singeress

Definitions

  1. female singer; songstress, singeress

Ancestry of “zangeres”, step by step

zangeres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch es

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchesash, ash tree, "Fraxinus excelsior"; ash, any...
2Middle Dutchessche—
3Old Dutchaska—
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch zanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzangersinger, songster
2Middle Dutchsanger—

Words derived from “zangeres”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →
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