Where does “זינגערקע” come from?

זינגערקע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זינגער, from Yiddish זינגען, from Middle High German singen, from Old High German singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

זינגערקע (Yiddish): songstress

Definitions

  1. songstress

Ancestry of “זינגערקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזינגערsinger
2Yiddishזינגעןto sing
3Middle High Germansingento sing
4Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to sing
5Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
6Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
7Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic singwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic singwan →