Where does “spreektaal” come from?
spreektaal (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,...
spreektaal (Dutch): vernacular (everyday/colloquial speech), spoken language, everyday language
Definitions
- vernacular (everyday/colloquial speech), spoken language, everyday language
Ancestry of “spreektaal”, step by step
spreektaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spreken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spreken | to speak |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sprēken | to speak, to say |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sprekan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 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,... |
via Dutch taal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | taal | language |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |