Where does “spreekbeurt” come from?

spreekbeurt (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,...

spreekbeurt (Dutch): presentation given a student in class, lecture as...

Definitions

  1. presentation given a student in class, lecture as...

Ancestry of “spreekbeurt”, step by step

spreekbeurt 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 beurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeurtturn; maintenance, service; sex, intercourse
2Middle Dutchboerte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan
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