Where does “Ausgangssprache” come from?

Ausgangssprache (German) comes from German Ausgang, from Middle High German ūzgang, from Old High German ūzgang, from Proto-Germanic ūtgangaz, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ausgangssprache (German): source language

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Ancestry of “Ausgangssprache”, step by step

Ausgangssprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ausgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAusgangexit; output; outcome
2Middle High Germanūzgang
3Old High Germanūzgangexit, outgang
4Proto-Germanicūtgangaza going out, exit
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via German sprāche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprāchelanguage body of words, and set of methods of combining them
2Middle High Germansprāche
3Old High Germansprāhha
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz
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