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)
- speak
- spoke
- speech
- speaking
- spread
- spoken
- widespread
- speeches
- spark
- spake
- spreadsheet
- unspoken
- spokesman
- freak
- outspoken
- spokesperson
- spurt
- bespoke
- speaketh
- bespeak
- freaking
- bedspread
- freakish
- spry
- spreader
- speakest
- freaky
- speechwriter
- spick
- outspokenness
- sprit
- bespoken
- speechwriting
- speakeasy
- nonspeech
- speechmaking
- spoked
- plainspoken
- doublespeak
- freakishly
- outspokenly
- spreadeth
- Newspeak
- spirt
- spritsail
- freakishness
- unspeaking
- speechreading
- speakable
- spreadable
- sparky
- spokeshave
- spakest
- newspeak
- speechmaker
- nonspeaking
- freakery
- speechify
- sparkless
- underspread
- dispread
- misspeak
- spreadest
- spryly
- spreadability
- wingspread
- speechlike
- speakability
- geekspeak
- sparker
- freakiness
- unspeak
- freakout
- misspeaking
- spokest
- spraddle
- despread
- cyberspeech
- spryness
- sparklet
- prespeech
- counterspeech
- spokesmanship
- sprack
- superspreader
- sparkish
- greenspeak
- respread
- elderspeak
- spurtle
- sparkline
- unspread
- bandspread
- technospeak
- Volapük
- Fedspeak
- nonspoken
- Eurospeak
- plainspokenness
- speechifier
- unspokenly
- freakazoid
- spokespersonship
- spokeless
- netspeak
- speakout
- speechful
- photospread
- outspeak
- protospeech
- artspeak
- midspeech
- freako
- broadspread
- forespeak
- freakily
- cyberspeak
- spirtle
- gayspeak
- sprad
- speeching
- midspread
- adspeak
- nukespeak
- spready
- freakdom
- speechification
- speedfreak
- sparklike
- duckspeak
- techspeak
- aspread
- spreadsheeting
- spookspeak
- corporatespeak
- sparklessly
- spaketh
- widespreadness
- spreadsheetlike
- doctorspeak
- forespeaking
- upspeak
- speechy
- freaksome
- speakie
- spokewise
- bizspeak
- groupspeak
- unspeakingly
- overspeak
- eduspeak
- antispeech
- forspeak
- mediaspeak
- speako
- childspeak
- respeak
- sparkiness
- speechcraft
- ecofreak
- lawyerspeak
- militaryspeak
- kidspeak
- sparkishly
- respoke
- speechfulness
- centerspread
- sparkily
- freakful
- spraddlelegged
- bespeaker
- medspeak
- ecospeak
- unspoked
- sparkie
- dogspeak
- Britspeak
- unbespeak
- unspreadable
- sparken
- nerdspeak
- unfreakish
- Seaspeak
- technofreak
- dataspeak
- superfreak
- fream
- multispoked
- Airspeak
- microspark
- misspeech
- plainspokenly
- babyspeak
- dispreader
- gainspeaking
- speechlore
- freak out
- fuckspeak
- -speak
- pollyspeak
- art speak
- spick-and-span-new
- spick-and-span
- textspeak
- txtspk
- blackspeak
- chatspeak
- mallspeak
- spreadably
- Jewspeak
- farspeak
- femspeak
- lolspeak
- fanspeak
- cyberfreak
- autospeak
- misspeaker
- coachspeak
- byspeech
- forthspeak
- forthspeaking
- golfspeak
- multispoke
- antispread
- bespurt
- nonspreadable
- psychspeak
- socspeak
- sparkful
- speechworthy
- speakworthy
- upspeaker
- boatspeak
- antispark
- endspeech
- niggerspeak
- sparketh
- sparkest
- unfreaky
- sportspeak
- Spreadhead
- forespread
- spreadly
- antispreader
- freaklitter
- freakbeat
- spicspeak
- wopspeak
- coolspeak
- campaignspeak
- electionspeak
- warspeak
- blogspeak
- defreak
- peacespeak
- Birtspeak
- spreadee
- queerspeak
- gruntspeak
- freaky-deaky
- mellowspeak
- adultspeak
- Policespeak
- avoidance speech
- credit spread
- envirospeak
- fanfreakingtastic
- sparkable
- Yankspeak
- mathspeak
- bespeech
- shipspeak
Dutch (39)
- verspreiden
- uitspreken
- spreken
- spraak
- spreiden
- Volapük
- speech
- spurt
- afspreken
- afspraak
- spreekkamer
- spreekbeurt
- spurten
- tegenspraak
- spreekwijze
- spraakverwarring
- vrek
- spraakkunst
- sprakeloos
- verspreiding
- vrijspreken
- spreektaal
- tegenspreken
- toverspreuk
- spreuk
- spreiding
- rechtspraak
- kwaadspreken
- kwaadspreker
- verspreider
- lijfspreuk
- inspreken
- spreekuur
- weerspreken
- uitspreking
- sprei
- spreekbuis
- spraakleer
- belastingafspraak