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

  1. to speak; to speak, to talk, to give a speech; to...

Ancestry of “sprechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansprechento speak
2Old High Germansprehhanto speak
3Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
4Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Words derived from “sprechen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →