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Where does “sprachgewaltig” come from?

sprachgewaltig (German) comes from German sprāche, from Middle High German sprāche, from Old High German sprāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku.

sprachgewaltig (German): eloquent

Definitions

  1. eloquent

Ancestry of “sprachgewaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprāche—
2Middle High Germansprāche—
3Old High Germansprāhha—
4Proto-West Germanic*sprāku—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →