Where does “spreken” come from?

spreken (Dutch) comes 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,...

spreken (Dutch): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “spreken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsprēkento speak, to say
2Old Saxonsprekanto speak
3Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
4Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Words derived from “spreken

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg-
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