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...
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Ancestry of “spreekbeurt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | spreken | to speak |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sprēken | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sprekan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |