Where does “Russischsprecher” come from?
Russischsprecher (German) comes from German sprecher, from Middle High German sprecher, from Old High German sprechāri, from Old High German sprecho, from Proto-Germanic sprekô — speaker.
Russischsprecher (German): Russian speaker
Definitions
- Russian speaker
Ancestry of “Russischsprecher”, step by step
Russischsprecher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sprecher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprecher | a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprecher | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sprechāri | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sprecho | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekô | speaker |
via German russisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | russisch | Russian |