Where does “Singspiel” come from?

Singspiel (German) comes from German singen, from Middle High German singen, from Old High German singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

Singspiel (German): singing game, musical comedy; singspiel

Definitions

  1. singing game, musical comedy; singspiel

Ancestry of “Singspiel”, step by step

Singspiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German singen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansingento sing
2Middle High Germansingento sing
3Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to sing
4Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
5Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing

via German spiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “Singspiel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic singwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic singwan →