Ursprache

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/ˈʊəspɹɑːkə//ˈuːɹʃpɹaːxə/

noun

A proto-language.

OriginGerman Ursprache →
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Meanings

nounUrsprache (plural Ursprachen)

plural Ursprachen

  1. A proto-language.

    I had lost him. He might have been speaking Ursprache, for all that I understood.

    1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
proto-language

Origin

  1. GermanUrsprache
  2. EnglishUrsprache

Unadapted borrowing from German Ursprache.

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APA

Ursprache. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ursprache

MLA

“Ursprache.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ursprache. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ursprache,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ursprache.

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