Where does “sondersprachlich” come from?
sondersprachlich (German) comes from German Sondersprache, from German sprāche, from Middle High German sprāche, from Old High German sprāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku — speech, language.
sondersprachlich (German): of, or relating to a Sondersprache or jargon
Definitions
- of, or relating to a Sondersprache or jargon
Ancestry of “sondersprachlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sondersprache | subvariety of a language used by a certain group i.e. jargon, argot, cant, slang |
| 2 | German | sprāche | language body of words, and set of methods of combining them |
| 3 | Middle High German | sprāche | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sprāhha | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprāku | speech, language |