proto-indogermanisch
[ˌpʁotoʔɪndoɡɛʁˈmaːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“proto-indogermanisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur gleichnamigen Sprachfamilie gehörig, diese betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-proto-indogermanisch · proto-indogermanisch · German
proto-indogermanisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proto-indogermanisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌpʁotoʔɪndoɡɛʁˈmaːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „proto-indogermanisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
proto-indogermanisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌpʁotoʔɪndoɡɛʁˈmaːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for proto-indogermanisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is proto-indogermanisch, spelled P-R-O-T-O---I-N-D-O-G-E-R-M-A-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1zur gleichnamigen Sprachfamilie gehörig, diese betreffend
- 2zur rekonstruierten Ursprache Proto-Indogermanisch gehörig, diese betreffend
- 3zum diese Sprache sprechenden, hypothetischen Volk gehörig, dieses betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how proto-indogermanisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da das Albanische eine indogermanische Sprache ist, ist es auch eine proto-indogermanische Sprache.
„Das Altavestische hat neben dem Altindischen einen Gutteil der ursprünglich indogermanischen Grammatik erhalten und weist einen rein indogermanischen Wortschatz auf. So kennt es alle ursprünglichen proto-indogermanischen Zeiten, acht Fälle, drei Geschlechter und drei Numeri. Es bestehen Ähnlichkeiten zur Sprache der Veden. Sprachwissenschaftliche Untersu…
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.