Where does “allmogespråk” come from?
allmogespråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish språk, from Old Swedish sprak, from Middle Low German sprāke, from Old Saxon sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku — speech, language.
allmogespråk (Swedish): folk vernacular
Definitions
- folk vernacular
Ancestry of “allmogespråk”, step by step
allmogespråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish språk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | språk | language |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sprak | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sprāke | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sprāka | speech |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprāku | speech, language |
via Swedish allmoge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | allmoge | farmer population (within some country, area, or the like), "common folk"; peasantry |