Where does “Sprachraum” come from?

Sprachraum (English) comes from German Sprachraum, from German raum, from Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

Sprachraum (English): Language area, language zone; geographical region...

Definitions

  1. Language area, language zone; geographical region...

Ancestry of “Sprachraum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSprachraumSprachraum, language area, language zone;...
2Germanraumwide; space
3Middle High Germanrūm—
4Old High Germanrūm—
5Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
6Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rūm →
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