Where does “Gebärdensprache” come from?

Gebärdensprache (German) comes from German Gebärde, from Middle High German gebærde, from Old High German gibārida, from Proto-Germanic gabērijaną.

Gebärdensprache (German): sign language

Definitions

  1. sign language

Ancestry of “Gebärdensprache”, step by step

Gebärdensprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gebärde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebärdeany gesture of the body; a gesture used in sign...
2Middle High Germangebærde—
3Old High Germangibārida—
4Proto-Germanicgabērijaną—

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-Germanic gabērijaną →Every word from Old High German gibārida →Every word from Middle High German gebærde →