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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;...

Words derived from “sperke”

  • spark
  • sparky
  • sparkless
  • sparker
  • sparklet
  • sparkish
  • sparkline
  • sparklike
  • sparklessly
  • sparkiness
  • sparkishly
  • sparkily
  • sparkie
  • sparken
  • microspark
  • antispark
  • sparkest
  • sparkful
  • sparkable
  • sparklessness
  • sparketh
  • sparko
  • sparkilo
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