Where does “spræcful” come from?
spræcful (Old English) comes from Old English sprǣċ, from Proto-Germanic sprēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
spræcful (Old English): talkative, loquacious
Definitions
- talkative, loquacious
Ancestry of “spræcful”, step by step
spræcful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sprǣċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sprǣċ | speech, language; speech, discourse, language;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkō | speech, language |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |