Where does “Studentensprache” come from?

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

Studentensprache (German): a sociolect of German that was mainly spoken among university students from the 18th to mid-19th century, distinguished by Latin and French influence

Definitions

  1. a sociolect of German that was mainly spoken among university students from the 18th to mid-19th century, distinguished by Latin and French influence

Ancestry of “Studentensprache”, step by step

Studentensprache 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 Studenten

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