Where does “tegenspraak” come from?
tegenspraak (Dutch) comes from Dutch spraak, from Dutch sprake, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch sprāka, from Proto-Germanic sprēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
tegenspraak (Dutch): backtalk; contradiction
Ancestry of “tegenspraak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | spraak | speech; language |
| 2 | Dutch | sprake | |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprâke | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sprāka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkō | speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |