Where does “afspraak” come from?
afspraak (Dutch) comes from Dutch afspreken, from Dutch spreken, from Middle Dutch sprēken, from Old Saxon sprekan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
afspraak (Dutch): arrangement, agreement, understanding;...
Definitions
- arrangement, agreement, understanding;...
Ancestry of “afspraak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afspreken | to agree, to make an agreement; to make an... |
| 2 | Dutch | spreken | to speak |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprēken | to speak, to say |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |