Sprachgefuhl Definition
shpräKHgə-fül
noun
A seemingly innate understanding of what is idiomatic or grammatical in a given language.
Webster's New World
(rare) The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language.
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Origin of Sprachgefuhl
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German Sprache language (from Middle High German sprāche) (from Old High German sprāhha) Gefühl feeling (from fühlen to feel) (from Middle High German vuelen) (from Old High German vuolen pāl- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from German Sprachgefühl
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