Where does “bespoke” come from?
Bespoke comes from the English past participle of bespeak, from Old English bespecan, from Old English sprecan and specan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European spreg-, meaning to speak or utter.
bespoke (English): Individually or custom made; Relating to someone...
Definitions
- Individually or custom made; Relating to someone...
Ancestry of “bespoke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bespoken | past participle of bespeak; betrothed or engaged... |
| 2 | English | bespeak | To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | bespeken | — |
| 4 | Old English | bespecan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bisprekaną | to speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame |