Where does “firinspraka” come from?

firinspraka (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon firina, from Proto-West Germanic firinu, from Proto-Germanic firinō — sin, crime.

firinspraka (Old Saxon): calumniation

Definitions

  1. calumniation

Ancestry of “firinspraka”, step by step

firinspraka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon firina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfirinasin, crime
2Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
3Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime

via Old Saxon sprāka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsprākaspeech
2Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Germanic firinō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic firinu →Every word from Old Saxon firina →