Where does “kwaadspreken” come from?

kwaadspreken (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,...

kwaadspreken (Dutch): to defame, slander, traduce

Definitions

  1. to defame, slander, traduce

Ancestry of “kwaadspreken”, step by step

kwaadspreken 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 kwaad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwaadangry, furious; bad, evil, crooked; evil
2Middle Dutchquâetevil
3Old Dutchkwāt—
4Old Saxonkwād—
5Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “kwaadspreken”

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