Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “(s)pereg-”
400 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg- — including speak, spoke, speech, speaking, spoken, speeches, spake, unspoken.
See the etymology of (s)pereg- itself →
English (212)
- speak
- spoke
- speech
- speaking
- spoken
- speeches
- spake
- unspoken
- spokesman
- freak
- outspoken
- spokesperson
- bespoke
- speaketh
- bespeak
- freaking
- freakish
- spry
- speakest
- freaky
- speechwriter
- spick
- outspokenness
- bespoken
- speechwriting
- speakeasy
- nonspeech
- speechmaking
- spoked
- plainspoken
- doublespeak
- freakishly
- outspokenly
- Newspeak
- freakishness
- unspeaking
- speechreading
- speakable
- spokeshave
- spakest
- newspeak
- speechmaker
- nonspeaking
- freakery
- speechify
- misspeak
- spryly
- speechlike
- speakability
- geekspeak
- freakiness
- unspeak
- freakout
- misspeaking
- spokest
- cyberspeech
- spryness
- prespeech
- counterspeech
- spokesmanship
- sprack
- greenspeak
- elderspeak
- technospeak
- Volapük
- Fedspeak
- nonspoken
- Eurospeak
- plainspokenness
- speechifier
- unspokenly
- freakazoid
- spokespersonship
- spokeless
- netspeak
- speakout
- speechful
- outspeak
- protospeech
- artspeak
- midspeech
- freako
- forespeak
- freakily
- cyberspeak
- gayspeak
- speeching
- adspeak
- nukespeak
- freakdom
- speechification
- speedfreak
- duckspeak
- techspeak
- spookspeak
- corporatespeak
- spaketh
- doctorspeak
- forespeaking
- upspeak
- speechy
- freaksome
- speakie
- spokewise
- bizspeak
- groupspeak
- unspeakingly
- overspeak
- eduspeak
- antispeech
- forspeak
- mediaspeak
- speako
- childspeak
- respeak
- speechcraft
- ecofreak
- lawyerspeak
- militaryspeak
- kidspeak
- respoke
- speechfulness
- freakful
- bespeaker
- medspeak
- ecospeak
- unspoked
- dogspeak
- Britspeak
- unbespeak
- nerdspeak
- unfreakish
- Seaspeak
- technofreak
- dataspeak
- superfreak
- fream
- multispoked
- Airspeak
- misspeech
- plainspokenly
- babyspeak
- gainspeaking
- speechlore
- freak out
- fuckspeak
- -speak
- pollyspeak
- art speak
- spick-and-span-new
- spick-and-span
- textspeak
- txtspk
- blackspeak
- chatspeak
- mallspeak
- Jewspeak
- farspeak
- femspeak
- lolspeak
- fanspeak
- cyberfreak
- autospeak
- misspeaker
- coachspeak
- byspeech
- forthspeak
- forthspeaking
- golfspeak
- multispoke
- psychspeak
- socspeak
- speechworthy
- speakworthy
- upspeaker
- boatspeak
- endspeech
- niggerspeak
- unfreaky
- sportspeak
- freaklitter
- freakbeat
- spicspeak
- wopspeak
- coolspeak
- campaignspeak
- electionspeak
- warspeak
- blogspeak
- defreak
- peacespeak
- Birtspeak
- queerspeak
- gruntspeak
- freaky-deaky
- mellowspeak
- adultspeak
- Policespeak
- avoidance speech
- envirospeak
- fanfreakingtastic
- Yankspeak
- mathspeak
- bespeech
- shipspeak
- speakeasylike
- liberalspeak
- libspeak
- webspeak
- whalespeak
- dolphinspeak
- freke
Dutch (33)
- uitspreken
- spreken
- spraak
- Volapük
- speech
- afspreken
- afspraak
- spreekkamer
- spreekbeurt
- tegenspraak
- spreekwijze
- spraakverwarring
- vrek
- spraakkunst
- sprakeloos
- vrijspreken
- spreektaal
- tegenspreken
- toverspreuk
- spreuk
- rechtspraak
- kwaadspreken
- kwaadspreker
- lijfspreuk
- inspreken
- spreekuur
- weerspreken
- uitspreking
- spreekbuis
- spraakleer
- belastingafspraak
- breedspraak
- breedsprakig
German (27)
- Sprechkapsel
- sprechen
- freisprechen
- heiligsprechen
- Zauberspruch
- Spruch
- Widerspruch
- Freak
- Frechdachs
- frech
- widersprüchlich
- entsprechen
- unaussprechlich
- aussprechen
- Trinkspruch
- spruchreif
- widerspruchslos
- ansprechen
- Sprechmuschel
- seligsprechen
- Frechheit
- widerspruchsfrei
- Widerspruchsfreiheit
- unaussprechbar
- freakig
- rotzfrech
- Sprechblase