Where does “Sprechwerkzeuge” come from?
Sprechwerkzeuge (German) comes from German Werkzeug, from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Sprechwerkzeuge (German): speech organs
Definitions
- speech organs
Ancestry of “Sprechwerkzeuge”, step by step
Sprechwerkzeuge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Werkzeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Werkzeug | tool; tools |
| 2 | German | Werk | work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | werch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via German sprechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprechen | to speak; to speak, to talk, to give a speech; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprechen | to speak |
| 3 | Old High German | sprehhan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |