Where does “kwaadspreker” come from?
kwaadspreker (Dutch) comes from Dutch kwaadspreken, 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,...
kwaadspreker (Dutch): defamer, slanderer
Definitions
- defamer, slanderer
Ancestry of “kwaadspreker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kwaadspreken | to defame, slander, traduce |
| 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,... |