Where does “opmærkningssprog” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “opmærkningssprog”, step by step

opmærkningssprog 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 opmærkning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopmærkningmarkup
2Danishopmærke
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprākuEvery word from Old Saxon sprākaEvery word from Middle Low German sprāke
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