Where does “sprecan” come from?

sprecan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

sprecan (Old English): to speak, talk

Definitions

  1. to speak, talk

Ancestry of “sprecan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
2Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Words derived from “sprecan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan →