Where does “spak” come from?
spak (Swedish) comes from Old Norse spakr, from Proto-Germanic spakaz, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
spak (Swedish): powerless, tired, obedient, tame, calm, easy,...
Definitions
- powerless, tired, obedient, tame, calm, easy,...
Ancestry of “spak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | spakr | quiet, gentle; wise, with the notion of prophetic... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spakaz | wise, clever |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “spak”