Where does “Herrschaftssprache” come from?
Herrschaftssprache (German) comes from German Herrschaft, from German -schaft, from Old High German -skaft, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Herrschaftssprache (German): language of the ruling class
Definitions
- language of the ruling class
Ancestry of “Herrschaftssprache”, step by step
Herrschaftssprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Herrschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Herrschaft | lordship, reign, rule, dominion; feudal district:... |
| 2 | German | -schaft | -ship, -hood |
| 3 | Old High German | -skaft | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |