Where does “avoidance speech” come from?
avoidance speech (English) comes from English speech, from Middle English speche, from Old English spǣċ, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku — speech, language.
avoidance speech (English): special restricted speech style for taboo...
Definitions
- special restricted speech style for taboo...
Ancestry of “avoidance speech”, step by step
avoidance speech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English speech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speech | The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or... |
| 2 | Middle English | speche | speaking, speech; dialogue, discussion,... |
| 3 | Old English | spǣċ | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprāku | speech, language |
via English avoidance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avoidance | The act of annulling; annulment; The act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | avoidaunce | — |