Etymograph

English

liedertafel

Liedertafel comes from German Liedertafel.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentLiedertafelliterally ‘song table’
  2. Englishtodayliedertafel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentLiedertafelliterally ‘song table’
  2. Englishtodayliedertafel

The story

Borrowed from German Liedertafel (literally “song table”).

Today it means

noun A male choir.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Liedertafel / liedertafel