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

Sängerfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—

via German Sänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSängeragent noun of singen; singer
2Middle High Germansenger—
3Old High Germansangāri—
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →