Where does “Sproochgebitt” come from?

Sproochgebitt (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Sprooch, from Middle High German sprāche, from Old High German sprāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku — speech, language.

Sproochgebitt (Luxembourgish): language area, language region

Definitions

  1. language area, language region

Ancestry of “Sproochgebitt”, step by step

Sproochgebitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Sprooch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSproochspeech; language
2Middle High Germansprāche—
3Old High Germansprāhha—
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language

via Luxembourgish Gebitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishGebittarea, region; territory
2Middle High Germangebiet—
3Middle High Germangebietento command
4Old High Germangibiotan—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku →Every word from Old High German sprāhha →Every word from Middle High German sprāche →