Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “spreg-”
400 words across 27 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — including speak, spoke, speech, speaking, spoken, speeches, spake, unspoken.
See the etymology of spreg- itself →
English (183)
- speak
- spoke
- speech
- speaking
- spoken
- speeches
- spake
- unspoken
- spokesman
- outspoken
- spokesperson
- bespoke
- speaketh
- bespeak
- speakest
- speechwriter
- spick
- outspokenness
- bespoken
- speechwriting
- speakeasy
- nonspeech
- speechmaking
- spoked
- plainspoken
- doublespeak
- outspokenly
- Newspeak
- unspeaking
- speechreading
- speakable
- spokeshave
- spakest
- newspeak
- speechmaker
- nonspeaking
- speechify
- Ursprache
- Sprachraum
- misspeak
- speechlike
- speakability
- geekspeak
- unspeak
- misspeaking
- spokest
- cyberspeech
- prespeech
- sprachbund
- counterspeech
- spokesmanship
- greenspeak
- elderspeak
- technospeak
- Volapük
- Fedspeak
- nonspoken
- Eurospeak
- plainspokenness
- speechifier
- unspokenly
- spokespersonship
- spokeless
- netspeak
- speakout
- speechful
- outspeak
- protospeech
- artspeak
- midspeech
- forespeak
- cyberspeak
- gayspeak
- speeching
- adspeak
- nukespeak
- speechification
- duckspeak
- techspeak
- spookspeak
- corporatespeak
- Sprachgefühl
- spaketh
- doctorspeak
- forespeaking
- upspeak
- speechy
- speakie
- spokewise
- bizspeak
- groupspeak
- unspeakingly
- overspeak
- eduspeak
- antispeech
- forspeak
- mediaspeak
- speako
- childspeak
- respeak
- speechcraft
- lawyerspeak
- militaryspeak
- kidspeak
- respoke
- speechfulness
- bespeaker
- medspeak
- ecospeak
- unspoked
- dogspeak
- Britspeak
- unbespeak
- nerdspeak
- Seaspeak
- dataspeak
- multispoked
- Airspeak
- misspeech
- plainspokenly
- babyspeak
- ausbau
- gainspeaking
- speechlore
- fuckspeak
- -speak
- pollyspeak
- art speak
- spick-and-span-new
- spick-and-span
- textspeak
- txtspk
- blackspeak
- chatspeak
- mallspeak
- Jewspeak
- farspeak
- femspeak
- lolspeak
- fanspeak
- autospeak
- misspeaker
- coachspeak
- byspeech
- forthspeak
- forthspeaking
- golfspeak
- multispoke
- psychspeak
- socspeak
- speechworthy
- speakworthy
- upspeaker
- boatspeak
- endspeech
- niggerspeak
- sportspeak
- spicspeak
- wopspeak
- coolspeak
- campaignspeak
- electionspeak
- warspeak
- blogspeak
- peacespeak
- Birtspeak
- queerspeak
- gruntspeak
- mellowspeak
- adultspeak
- Policespeak
- avoidance speech
- envirospeak
- Yankspeak
- mathspeak
- bespeech
- shipspeak
- speakeasylike
- liberalspeak
- libspeak
- webspeak
- whalespeak
- dolphinspeak
German (71)
- Sprachberatung
- Sprache
- sprachgewaltig
- Dachsprache
- Sprachbund
- Sprachratgeber
- Ursprache
- Plansprache
- Weltsprache
- Ausbausprache
- sprachwissenschaftlich
- Sprachwissenschaft
- seemannssprachlich
- sprachlich
- Sprachkurs
- Sprechkapsel
- sprechen
- freisprechen
- Ausgangssprache
- heiligsprechen
- Zauberspruch
- Spruch
- fremdsprachig
- Widerspruch
- neusprachlich
- Sprachlehre
- Hilfssprache
- Fremdsprache
- bildungssprachlich
- Bildungssprache
- widersprüchlich
- Sprachgebrauch
- entsprechen
- unaussprechlich
- aussprechen
- Sprachrohr
- Sprachteil
- fachsprachlich
- Fachsprache
- Zielsprache
- Trinkspruch
- Kunstsprache
- sprachlos
- spruchreif
- Sprachtheil
- Maschinensprache
- Balkansprachbund
- Körpersprache
- Sprachwissenschaftler
- Trümmersprache
- Schriftsprache
- vulgärsprachlich
- Umgangssprache
- Alltagssprache
- Gaunersprache
- widerspruchslos
- Sprachstörung
- ansprechen
- Sprechmuschel
- Herrschaftssprache
- Hochsprache
- Sprachgefühl
- seligsprechen
- eigensprachlich
- umgangssprachlich
- Sprachwissenschaftlerin
- Sprachwissen
- einzelsprachlich
- Assemblersprache
- sprachkritisch
- hochsprachlich
Dutch (32)
- uitspreken
- spreken
- spraak
- Volapük
- speech
- afspreken
- afspraak
- spreekkamer
- spreekbeurt
- tegenspraak
- spreekwijze
- spraakverwarring
- spraakkunst
- sprakeloos
- vrijspreken
- spreektaal
- tegenspreken
- toverspreuk
- spreuk
- rechtspraak
- kwaadspreken
- kwaadspreker
- lijfspreuk
- inspreken
- spreekuur
- weerspreken
- uitspreking
- spreekbuis
- spraakleer
- belastingafspraak
- breedspraak
- breedsprakig