Where does “breedsprakig” come from?
breedsprakig (Dutch) comes from Dutch breedspraak, from Dutch breed, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
breedsprakig (Dutch): elaborate and extensive in language, verbose
Definitions
- elaborate and extensive in language, verbose
Ancestry of “breedsprakig”, step by step
breedsprakig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch breedspraak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | breedspraak | extensiveness in language |
| 2 | Dutch | breed | broad, wide |
| 3 | Dutch | spoor | track; railway track; trace |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | spor | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | spor | track, trace |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *spor | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |