Where does “spæc” come from?

spæc (Old English) comes from Old English specan, 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,...

spæc (Old English): Alternative form of sprǣċ; spoke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sprǣċ; spoke

Ancestry of “spæc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishspecanAlternative form of sprecan; to speak
2Old Englishsprecanto speak, talk
3Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
4Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Words derived from “spæc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan →