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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkō | speech, language |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |
Words derived from “sprāka”