Where does “forþsprecan” come from?

forþsprecan (Old English) comes from Old English 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,...

forþsprecan (Old English): to speak forth, speak out

Definitions

  1. to speak forth, speak out

Ancestry of “forþsprecan”, step by step

forþsprecan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sprecan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsprecanto speak, talk
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,...

via Old English forþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
2Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan →