Where does “sprogkyndig” come from?

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

sprogkyndig (Danish): skilled and knowledgeable in the way of languages

Definitions

  1. skilled and knowledgeable in the way of languages

Ancestry of “sprogkyndig”, step by step

sprogkyndig 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 kyndig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkyndigskilled, knowledgeable
2Middle Low Germankundich—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →Every word from Old Saxon sprāka →Every word from Middle Low German sprāke →