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Old English sprecan, later specan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreken and German sprechen .
wiktionary
From Middle English spekinge, spekynge, spekinde, spekende, spekande, spekand, from Old English specende, sprecende(“speaking”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekandz(“speaking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *sprekaną(“to speak”). Equivalent to speak + -ing. Cognate with Scots speikand, speikin(“speaking”), Saterland Frisian spreekend(“speaking”), West Frisian sprekkend(“speaking”), Dutch sprekend(“speaking”), German Low German sprekend(“speaking”), German sprechend(“speaking”).
From Middle English speking, spekinge, equivalent to speak + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
