Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Fachsprache” come from? Fachsprache (German) comes from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
Fachsprache (German): jargon, technical language, terminology
Definitions jargon, technical language, terminology Ancestry of “Fachsprache”, step by step Fachsprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fach Step Language Word Meaning 1 German fach second-person singular imperative of fachen 2 Middle High German vach -fold 3 Old High German fah wall 4 Proto-Germanic *fak — 5 Proto-Germanic faką An enclosed or defined space; division;... 6 Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- to attach
via German sprāche Step Language Word Meaning 1 German sprāche language body of words, and set of methods of combining them 2 Middle High German sprāche — 3 Old High German sprāhha — 4 Proto-West Germanic *sprāku speech, language
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