Where does “Programmiersprache” come from?

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

Programmiersprache (German): programming language

Definitions

  1. programming language

Ancestry of “Programmiersprache”, step by step

Programmiersprache 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 programmieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprogrammierento program
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →Every word from Old High German sprāhha →Every word from Middle High German sprāche →