Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “sångare” come from?

sångare (Swedish) comes from Swedish sång, from Old Swedish sānger, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

sångare (Swedish): singer; warbler, any bird in the family...

Definitions

  1. singer; warbler, any bird in the family...

Ancestry of “sångare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsånga song
2Old Swedishsānger—
3Old Norsesǫngrsong
4Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
5Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

Words derived from “sångare”

  • julsångare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →