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Where does “Sprachgebrauch” come from?

Sprachgebrauch (German) comes from German Gebrauch, from German musik, from Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Sprachgebrauch (German): language use, usage; linguistic usage

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  1. language use, usage; linguistic usage

Ancestry of “Sprachgebrauch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebrauchuse, usage; application
2Germanmusik—
3Middle High Germanmūsic—
4Old High Germanmusika—
5Latinmūsica—
6Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
7Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
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