Where does “anasprecan” come from?

anasprecan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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,...

anasprecan (Old Dutch): to speak to, to address

Definitions

  1. to speak to, to address

Ancestry of “anasprecan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsprecanto 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan →