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,...

spruch (German): short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself

Definitions

  1. short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself

Ancestry of “spruch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spruch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprukiz →