Where does “spræchus” come from?
spræchus (Old English) comes from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
spræchus (Old English): auditorium of a monastic school
Definitions
- auditorium of a monastic school
Ancestry of “spræchus”, step by step
spræchus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hūs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
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;... |