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 — speech, language.

sprachgewaltig (German): eloquent

Definitions

  1. eloquent

Ancestry of “sprachgewaltig”, step by step

sprachgewaltig 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 gewaltig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewaltigenormous, huge; massive, mighty
2Old High Germangiwaltig—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →Every word from Old High German sprāhha →Every word from Middle High German sprāche →