Where does “spake” come from?

spake (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch spēka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

Ancestry of “spake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspēka—
2Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →
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