Where does “spreek” come from?

spreek (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian spreka, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

spreek (North Frisian): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “spreek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansprekato speak, state, say
2Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Old Frisian spreka →