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Where does “spruki” come from?

spruki (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Ancestry of “spruki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Words derived from “spruki”

  • lijfspreuk
  • toverspreuk
  • spreuk
  • sproke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →