Where does “spriechen” come from?

spriechen (Luxembourgish) 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,...

spriechen (Luxembourgish): to speak; to give; to issue; used with certain...

Definitions

  1. to speak; to give; to issue; used with certain...

Ancestry of “spriechen”, 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 “spriechen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan →