Where does “entspriechen” come from?
entspriechen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish spriechen, 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,...
entspriechen (Luxembourgish): to correspond, to be equivalent to; to meet, to...
Definitions
- to correspond, to be equivalent to; to meet, to...
Ancestry of “entspriechen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | spriechen | to speak; to give; to issue; used with certain... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprechen | to speak |
| 3 | Old High German | sprehhan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |