Where does “programmeringsspråk” come from?

programmeringsspråk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk språk, from Middle Low German sprāke, from Old Saxon sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku — speech, language.

programmeringsspråk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a programming language

Definitions

  1. a programming language

Ancestry of “programmeringsspråk”, step by step

programmeringsspråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk språk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspråklanguage
2Middle Low Germansprāke
3Old Saxonsprākaspeech
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language

via Norwegian Nynorsk programmering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskprogrammeringprogramming
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprākuEvery word from Old Saxon sprākaEvery word from Middle Low German sprāke
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