Where does “Mundart” come from?
Mundart (German) comes from German Art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Mundart (German): dialect
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Mundart”, step by step
Mundart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Art
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Art | kind, sort, type; species; behaviour |
| 2 | Middle High German | art | — |
| 3 | Old High German | art | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ard | native place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via German Mund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mund | mouth of a person; hand; legal protection |
| 2 | Middle High German | munt | protection, guardianship |
| 3 | Old High German | munt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mundō | hand; protection, security |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |