Where does “spreker” come from?

spreker (Dutch) comes from Old Frisian spreka, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

spreker (Dutch): One who speaks; speaker; Orator; lecturer

Definitions

  1. One who speaks; speaker; Orator; lecturer

Ancestry of “spreker”, step by step

spreker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian spreka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansprekato speak, state, say
2Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

via Middle Dutch sprekere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsprekere—
2Old Dutchspreko—
3Proto-Germanicsprekôspeaker

Words derived from “spreker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Old Frisian spreka →