ursprache

/ˈʊrspʁaːxə/

Definitions

1. noun

The hypothetical ancestral language of the Indo-European language family, or the earliest known human language.

“Linguists continue to study the ursprache of the Indo-European languages to better understand their origins.”

Synonyms

  • ancestral language
  • proto-language

Antonyms

  • dialect
  • vernacular language