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Where does “sangestre” come from?

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

sangestre (Old English): singer

Definitions

  1. singer

Ancestry of “sangestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-estrefemale agent suffix, especially denoting one who...
2Proto-West Germanic*-astrijā—

Words derived from “sangestre”

  • songster
  • songstress
  • sangstere
  • sangester
  • songster
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