Where does “filksinger” come from?
filksinger (English) comes from English Singer, from Middle English synger, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
filksinger (English): One who performs filk music
Definitions
- One who performs filk music
Ancestry of “filksinger”, step by step
filksinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Singer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Singer | A sewing machine of the Singer brand; A former... |
| 2 | Middle English | synger | A singer; A musician; A reciter of chants |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English filk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filk | About or inspired by science fiction, fantasy,... |