Where does “Trümmersprache” come from?
Trümmersprache (German) comes from German Trümmer, from German Trumm, from German trommel, from Middle High German trummel, from Old High German trumme.
Trümmersprache (German): An extinct language which is attested only in a...
Definitions
- An extinct language which is attested only in a...
Ancestry of “Trümmersprache”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Trümmer | ruins, debris, wreckage, remains, fragments;... |
| 2 | German | Trumm | — |
| 3 | German | trommel | inflection of trommeln:
## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | trummel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | trumme | — |