Where does “Leadsänger” come from?

Leadsänger (German) comes from German Sänger, from Middle High German senger, from Old High German sangāri.

Leadsänger (German): (male) lead singer, frontman, lead vocalist

Definitions

  1. (male) lead singer, frontman, lead vocalist

Ancestry of “Leadsänger”, step by step

Leadsänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSängeragent noun of singen; singer
2Middle High Germansenger—
3Old High Germansangāri—

via German Lead

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLead—

Words derived from “Leadsänger”

Every word from Old High German sangāri →Every word from Middle High German senger →Every word from German Sänger →