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

  1. auditorium of a monastic school

Ancestry of “spræchus”, step by step

spræchus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Old English sprǣċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsprǣċspeech, language; speech, discourse, language;...
2Proto-Germanicsprēkōspeech, language
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūs
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