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Where does “Sängerfest” come from?

Sängerfest (German) comes from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Sängerfest (German): singing festival, song festival

Definitions

  1. singing festival, song festival

Ancestry of “Sängerfest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4Latinfēstus—
5Proto-Italicfēstos—
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