Etymology

minnesinger

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Today it means: A peripatetic musician in Germany in the 12th to the 14th centuries, often performing songs of courtly love. Full definition →

German Minnesinger
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  1. German · borrowed fromMinnesinger
  2. English todayminnesinger

Borrowed from German Minnesinger, from Minne (“courtly love”) + Singer (“singer”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.