Where does “withspeken” come from?
withspeken (Middle English) comes from Old English wiþsprecan, 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,...
withspeken (Middle English): To speak against
Definitions
- To speak against
Ancestry of “withspeken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wiþsprecan | to speak against, revile, withsay |
| 2 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |