Where does “sprāka” come from?

sprāka (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic sprēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Ancestry of “sprāka”, step by step

sprāka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic sprēkō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsprēkōspeech, language
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

via Proto-Germanic sprēkijō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicsprēkijōAlternative form of *sprēkō; speech, speaking,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast

Words derived from “sprāka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprēkō →