Where does “spræc” come from?

spræc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sprēkijō, from Proto-Indo-European spereg- — to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast.

spræc (Old English): speech; language

Definitions

  1. speech; language

Ancestry of “spræc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicsprēkijōAlternative form of *sprēkō; speech, speaking,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprēkijō →