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Where does “bespecan” come from?

bespecan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bisprekaną — to speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame.

Ancestry of “bespecan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbisprekanąto speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame

Words derived from “bespecan”

  • bespoke
  • bespeak
  • bespoken
  • bespeaker
  • unbespeak
  • bespeken
  • bispeken
Every word from Proto-Germanic bisprekaną →