Where does “almensproglig” come from?

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

almensproglig (Danish): common to all languages; not restricted to only...

Definitions

  1. common to all languages; not restricted to only...

Ancestry of “almensproglig”, step by step

almensproglig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sproglig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsprogligof or pertaining to language
2Danishsproglanguage
3Middle Low Germansprāke—
4Old Saxonsprākaspeech
5Proto-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 →