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

sångare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sång

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

via Old Swedish sangare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsangaresinger

Words derived from “sångare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic sangwazEvery word from Old Norse sǫngr