Where does “bespeken” come from?
bespeken (Middle English) comes from Old English bespecan, from Proto-Germanic bisprekaną — to speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame.
Ancestry of “bespeken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | bespecan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bisprekaną | to speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame |
Words derived from “bespeken”