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
Ancestry of “spræc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkijō | Alternative form of *sprēkō; speech, speaking,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | spereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast |
Words derived from “spræc”