Where does “libspeak” come from?
libspeak (English) comes from English speak, from Middle English speke, from Old English specan, from Old English sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
libspeak (English): Language used by political liberals; liberalese
Definitions
- Language used by political liberals; liberalese
Ancestry of “libspeak”, step by step
libspeak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English speak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speak | To communicate with one's voice, to say words out... |
| 2 | Middle English | speke | — |
| 3 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 4 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |
via English lib
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lib | liberal; liberation; library |
| 2 | Middle English | libbe | — |
| 3 | Old English | lybb | drug, medicine; poison; charm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *lubi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lubją | wort, herb; poison; love potion |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |