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Where does “sprekô” come from?

sprekô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sprekô (Proto-Germanic): speech, language

Definitions

  1. speech, language

Ancestry of “sprekô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)pereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “sprekô”

  • speech
  • speeches
  • speechwriter
  • speechwriting
  • nonspeech
  • speechmaking
  • speechreading
  • speechmaker
  • speechify
  • speechlike
  • cyberspeech
  • prespeech
  • counterspeech
  • speechifier
  • speechful
  • protospeech
  • midspeech
  • speeching
  • speechification
  • speechy
  • antispeech
  • speechcraft
  • speechfulness
  • misspeech
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