does any body know the meaning of ursprache?

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does any body know the meaning of ursprache?

2006-10-10 03:18:29 · 2 answers · asked by dhruv_cat 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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A proto-language is a language which was the common ancestor of related languages that form a language family. The German term Ursprache (derived from the prefix Ur- and sprache "language") is occasionally used as well.

2006-10-10 03:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by Skullchick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

dictionary.com says it's a hypothetically reconstructed parent language, as Proto-Germanic, the ancestor of the Germanic languages.

2006-10-10 10:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by maria_nanci 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋