Where does “spraakleer” come from?
spraakleer (Dutch) comes from Dutch leer, from Dutch leder, from Middle Dutch lēder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.
spraakleer (Dutch): grammar
Definitions
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Ancestry of “spraakleer”, step by step
spraakleer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch leer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leer | Leather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings |
| 2 | Dutch | leder | leather; Short for lederkarper |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lēder | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lether | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leþrą | leather |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlitro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥tro- | — |
via Dutch spraak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spraak | speech; language |
| 2 | Dutch | sprake | |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprâke | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sprāka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkō | speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |