Sprachfamilie

language family

noun SHPRAHKH-fa-mee-lye Rare

Usage Note

Sprachfamilie is a group of languages descended from a common ancestral language. German belongs to the germanische Sprachfamilie within the Indo-European group. Knowing a language's Sprachfamilie helps predict vocabulary similarities.

Examples

"Deutsch, Englisch und Niederländisch gehören derselben Sprachfamilie an."

Natural Translation

German, English, and Dutch belong to the same language family.

Literal Translation

German, English, and Dutch belong the-same language-family to.

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