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

Definitions

  1. mixed language

Ancestry of “Mischsprache”, step by step

Mischsprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mischen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmischento mix; to shuffle
2German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
3Old High German-ling
4Proto-Germanic*-ling

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 *-ling