Where does “sprechen” come from?
sprechen (German) comes from Middle High German sprechen, from Old High German sprehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
sprechen (German): to speak; to speak, to talk, to give a speech; to...
Definitions
- to speak; to speak, to talk, to give a speech; to...
Ancestry of “sprechen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sprechen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sprehhan | to speak |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |
Words derived from “sprechen”