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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprekaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown; suggested to be from Proto-Indo-European *spreg- on the basis of Albanian shpreh (to express, voice). Alternatively cognate with Old Norse spraka (to crackle, patter), Lithuanian spragù (to crackle, patter).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspre.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sprekaną

  1. to speak

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *bisprekaną

Descendants

References

  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*spreg-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 582
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