Where does “Sprachzweig” come from?

Sprachzweig (German) comes from German Zweig, from Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Sprachzweig (German): language branch

Definitions

  1. language branch

Ancestry of “Sprachzweig”, step by step

Sprachzweig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zweig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweigbranch, twig; branch; section
2Middle High Germanzwīc—
3Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
4Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
5Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

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-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīgą →
Sprachzweig — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer