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Where does “Ausbausprache” come from?

Ausbausprache (German) comes from German sprāche, from Middle High German sprāche, from Old High German sprāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku.

Ausbausprache (German): standard language

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Ausbausprache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprāche—
2Middle High Germansprāche—
3Old High Germansprāhha—
4Proto-West Germanic*sprāku—

Words derived from “Ausbausprache”

  • ausbau
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →