Etymograph

English

abstand

Abstand comes from German Abstandsprache.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentAbstandsprache
  2. Englishtodayabstand

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentAbstandsprache
  2. Englishtodayabstand

Every English word from German Abstandsprache

Today it means

adj Of a language or dialect (a lect), being different from another lect in its intrinsic linguistic features (as opposed to extrinsic features such as social, political or legal status)

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Etymograph / German Abstandsprache / abstand

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