Where does “Songtext” come from?

Songtext (German) comes from German text, from Middle High German text, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Songtext (German): lyrics, songtext

Definitions

  1. lyrics, songtext

Ancestry of “Songtext”, step by step

Songtext traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German text

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantexttext writing consisting of several sentences and forming a discrete unit
2Middle High Germantext
3Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German Song

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSonga song of modern popular music
2EnglishsongA musical composition with lyrics for voice or...
3Thaiสอง2
4Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
5Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin textus