Where does “spraak” come from?

spraak (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch spraak, from Dutch sprake, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch sprāka, from Proto-Germanic sprēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

spraak (Afrikaans): speech ability to speak

Definitions

  1. speech ability to speak

Ancestry of “spraak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspraakspeech; language
2Dutchsprake
3Middle Dutchsprâke—
4Old Dutchsprāka—
5Proto-Germanicsprēkōspeech, language
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “spraak”

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