Where does “sprâke” come from?
sprâke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sprāka, from Proto-Germanic sprēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Ancestry of “sprâke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | sprāka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkō | speech, language |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |
Words derived from “sprâke”