versprechen
German (Berlin)
/fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to promise
- (transitive) to expect (something positive); to hope for
- (reflexive) to promise oneself (to)
- (reflexive) to make a verbal slip; to misspeak
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German versprechen (guarantee) inherited from Old High German firsprehhan (defend verbally, warrant) prefix from German sprechen (speak).
Origin
German (Berlin)
sprechen
Gloss
speak
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gespräch German
- Neusprech German
- Sprecher German
- Sprechkapsel German
- Sprechmuschel German
- Sprechsprache German
- Sprechstunde German
- Sprechweise German
- Sprechwerkzeuge German
- ansprechen German
- aussprechen German
- besprechen German
- entsprechen German
- freisprechen German
- heiligsprechen German
- herumsprechen German
- nachsprechen German
- seligsprechen German
- sprechen German
- viel German
- vielversprechend German
- vorsprechen German
- widersprechen German
- zusprechen German
- szprechać Polish
- spraka Old Norse
- šprechtit Czech
- firsprehhan Old High German
- spráka Faroese
- versprechen Middle High German
- verspriechen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch