Where does “songster” come from?

Songster comes from Middle English songster, from Old English sangestre, a feminine agent noun formed with Old English -estre from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ-.

songster (English): A man who sings songs, especially as a...

Definitions

  1. A man who sings songs, especially as a...

Ancestry of “songster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsongster—
2Old Englishsangestresinger
3Old English-estrefemale agent suffix, especially denoting one who...
4Proto-West Germanic*-astrijāress

Words derived from “songster”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā →Every word from Old English -estre →Every word from Old English sangestre →