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
- A man who sings songs, especially as a...
Ancestry of “songster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | songster | — |
| 2 | Old English | sangestre | singer |
| 3 | Old English | -estre | female agent suffix, especially denoting one who... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-astrijā | — |
Words derived from “songster”