språk

Swedish

/sproːk/

noun
Definitions
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Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish sprak derived from Middle Low German sprāke derived from Old Saxon sprāka (speech) derived from Proto-Germanic *sprēkō (language, speech) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pereg- (sprinkle, jerk, scatter, strew, be quick, twitch, splash, shrug, blast).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)pereg-

Gloss

sprinkle, jerk, scatter, strew, be quick, twitch, splash, shrug, blast

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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