Where does “outspokenly” come from?
outspokenly (English) comes from English outspoken, from English outspeak, from English speak, from Middle English speke, from Old English specan, from Old English sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
outspokenly (English): In an outspoken manner
Ancestry of “outspokenly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | outspoken | Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly;... |
| 2 | English | outspeak | To surpass in speaking; say or express more than;... |
| 3 | English | speak | To communicate with one's voice, to say words out... |
| 4 | Middle English | speke | — |
| 5 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 6 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |