Where does “spruch” come from?
spruch (German) comes 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,...
Ancestry of “spruch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | spruch | — |
| 2 | Old High German | spruh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sprukiz | saying; a saying, saw |
| 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,... |