Where does “spekynge” come from?
spekynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English speken, 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,...
spekynge (Middle English): speaking
Definitions
- speaking
Ancestry of “spekynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | speken | to speak |
| 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,... |