Where does “母語” come from?
母語 (Japanese) comes from German Ursprache, from German ur-, from Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
母語 (Japanese): a first language, a mother tongue, a native...
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Ancestry of “母語”, step by step
母語 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ursprache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ursprache | proto-language; original language |
| 2 | German | ur- | ur-; great-; very |
| 3 | Middle High German | ur- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ur- | thoroughly |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English mother tongue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mother tongue | The language one first learned; the language one... |
| 2 | Middle English | mother tonge | — |