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Where does “(s)pereg-” come from?

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

(s)pereg- (Proto-Indo-European): to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...

Definitions

  1. to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...

Ancestry of “(s)pereg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “(s)pereg-”

  • speak
  • spoke
  • speech
  • speaking
  • spoken
  • speeches
  • spake
  • unspoken
  • spokesman
  • freak
  • outspoken
  • spokesperson
  • bespoke
  • speaketh
  • bespeak
  • freaking
  • freakish
  • spry
  • speakest
  • freaky
  • speechwriter
  • spick
  • outspokenness
  • bespoken
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