Where does “songster” come from?

songster (Middle English) comes from Old English sangestre, from Old English -estre, from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā — ress.

Ancestry of “songster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsangestresinger
2Old English-estrefemale agent suffix, especially denoting one who...
3Proto-West Germanic*-astrijāress

Words derived from “songster”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā →Every word from Old English -estre →Every word from Old English sangestre →