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Where does “spakaz” come from?

spakaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spakaz (Proto-Germanic): wise, clever

Definitions

  1. wise, clever

Ancestry of “spakaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spakaz”

  • spake
  • spakest
  • spaketh
  • växelspak
  • spak
  • spakblock
  • spak
  • spake
  • speki
  • spakur
  • spakmæli
  • spakr
  • speki
  • spakur
  • speki
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