Where does “language area” come from?
language area (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.
language area (English): A geographical area where some language is commonly spoken
Definitions
- A geographical area where some language is commonly spoken
Ancestry of “language area”, step by step
language area traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sprachraum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sprachraum | Sprachraum, language area, language zone;... |
| 2 | German | raum | wide; space |
| 3 | Middle High German | rūm | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rūm | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
via Dutch taalgebied
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | taalgebied | language area, Sprachraum |
| 2 | Dutch | taal | language |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |