Where does “sperke” come from?

sperke (Middle English) comes from Old English spearca, from Proto-Germanic sprakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Ancestry of “sperke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspearcaa spark
2Proto-Germanicsprakôspark
3Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per-Every word from Proto-Germanic sprakôEvery word from Old English spearca
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