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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbespecan—
2Proto-Germanicbisprekanąto speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame

Words derived from “bespeken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bisprekaną →Every word from Old English bespecan →
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