Where does “Telefongespräch” come from?

Telefongespräch (German) comes from German Gespräch, from Middle High German gespræche, from Old High German gisprāhhi.

Telefongespräch (German): telephone conversation, conversation had by...

Definitions

  1. telephone conversation, conversation had by...

Ancestry of “Telefongespräch”, step by step

Telefongespräch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gespräch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesprächconversation, chat
2Middle High Germangespræche—
3Old High Germangisprāhhi—

via German telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantelefontelephone
Every word from Old High German gisprāhhi →Every word from Middle High German gespræche →Every word from German Gespräch →