Where does “afspreken” come from?

afspreken (Dutch) comes 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,...

afspreken (Dutch): to agree, to make an agreement; to make an...

Definitions

  1. to agree, to make an agreement; to make an...

Ancestry of “afspreken”, step by step

afspreken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spreken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsprekento speak
2Middle Dutchsprēkento speak, to say
3Old Saxonsprekanto speak
4Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
5Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afspreken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan →