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Where does “Spree” come from?
Spree (German) comes from Walloon sprewe, from Frankish sprāwo.
Spree
(German): Spree River
Definitions
Spree River
Ancestry of “Spree”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Walloon
sprewe
starling
2
Frankish
sprāwo
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Words derived from “Spree”
Spreewald
Spree
Spreestadt
Spreemetropole
Spreewald
spreeish
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