Where does “spak” come from?
spak (Middle English) comes from Old English spæc, from Old English specan, from Old English sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
spak (Middle English): past tense of speak; Alternative form of spoke
Definitions
- past tense of speak; Alternative form of spoke
Ancestry of “spak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | spæc | Alternative form of sprǣċ; spoke |
| 2 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 3 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |