Where does “spraak” come from?

spraak (Dutch) comes from Dutch sprake, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch sprāka, from Proto-Germanic sprēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

spraak (Dutch): speech; language

Definitions

  1. speech; language

Ancestry of “spraak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsprake
2Middle Dutchsprâke—
3Old Dutchsprāka—
4Proto-Germanicsprēkōspeech, language
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “spraak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →