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Stammbaumtheorie
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German
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Etymology
de :af Stammbaum Theorie
From de Stammbaum Theorie.
Pronunciation
de [ˈʃtambaʊ̯mteoˌʁiː]
de De-Stammbaumtheorie.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Stamm baum the o rie
Noun
f.sg
de historical linguistics The tree model theory, a theory of the evolution of languages analogous to the concept of a family tree, with the assumption that each language has evolved from a single parent language, with languages that share a common ancestor belonging to the same language family.
Declension
f.sg
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