Where does “шпрахрор” come from?
шпрахрор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Sprachrohr, from German Rohr, from Middle High German rōr, from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic rauzą, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
шпрахрор (Serbo-Croatian): mouthpiece
Ancestry of “шпрахрор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Sprachrohr | megaphone; mouthpiece |
| 2 | German | Rohr | duct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane |
| 3 | Middle High German | rōr | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rōr | pipe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rauzą | pipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |