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Where does “Gaunersprache” come from?

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

Gaunersprache (German): cant

Definitions

  1. cant

Ancestry of “Gaunersprache”, step by step

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