Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Zauberspruch” come from?

Zauberspruch (German) comes from German spruch, from Middle High German spruch, from Old High German spruh, from Proto-Germanic sprukiz, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Zauberspruch (German): magic spell

Definitions

  1. magic spell

Ancestry of “Zauberspruch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspruch—
2Middle High Germanspruch—
3Old High Germanspruh—
4Proto-Germanicsprukizsaying; a saying, saw
5Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →