Where does “Mischsprache” come from?
Mischsprache (German) comes from German mischen, from German -ling, from Old High German -ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ling.
Mischsprache (German): mixed language
Ancestry of “Mischsprache”, step by step
Mischsprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mischen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | mischen | to mix; to shuffle |
| 2 | German | -ling | Indicates possession of or connection with a... |
| 3 | Old High German | -ling | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-ling | — |
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 |