Where does “sprechen” come from?

sprechen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sprehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

sprechen (Middle High German): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “sprechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansprehhanto speak
2Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
3Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Words derived from “sprechen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan →