Words that come from Proto-Indo-European (s)per-

400 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — including speak, spoke, speech, speaking, spread, spoken, widespread, speeches.

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English (272)

Dutch (39)

Swedish (16)

Volapük (13)

Danish (11)

Icelandic (10)

Luxembourgish (9)

Faroese (6)

Low German (3)

Esperanto (3)

Old High German (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

West Frisian (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Russian (2)

Proto-Indo-European (1)

Czech (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

North Frisian (1)

Japanese (1)

Gothic (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — 400 descendants | Etymology Explorer