Where does “Sprecher” come from?

Sprecher (German) comes from Middle High German sprecher, from Old High German sprechāri, from Old High German sprecho, from Proto-Germanic sprekô — speaker.

Sprecher (German): a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially

Definitions

  1. a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially

Ancestry of “Sprecher”, step by step

Sprecher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German sprecher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansprecher—
2Old High Germansprechāri—
3Old High Germansprecho—
4Proto-Germanicsprekôspeaker

via Middle High German sprechære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansprechære—
2Old High Germansprehhāri—
3Old High Germansprehho—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekô →Every word from Old High German sprecho →Every word from Old High German sprechāri →