Where does “almensprog” come from?

almensprog (Danish) comes from Danish sprog, from Middle Low German sprāke, from Old Saxon sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku — speech, language.

almensprog (Danish): vernacular; lingua franca

Definitions

  1. vernacular; lingua franca

Ancestry of “almensprog”, step by step

almensprog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sprog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsproglanguage
2Middle Low Germansprāke—
3Old Saxonsprākaspeech
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language

via Danish almen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishalmencommon; public; general
2Swedishallmängeneral (universal)
3Old Norsealmennr—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →Every word from Old Saxon sprāka →Every word from Middle Low German sprāke →