Where does “Kunstsprache” come from?

Kunstsprache (German) comes from German sprāche, from Middle High German sprāche, from Old High German sprāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku — speech, language.

Kunstsprache (German): a constructed language

Definitions

  1. a constructed language

Ancestry of “Kunstsprache”, step by step

Kunstsprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →Every word from Old High German sprāhha →Every word from Middle High German sprāche →