Where does “*sprekan” come from?
*sprekan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
Ancestry of “*sprekan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |