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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread spruik #143929 06/13/2005 11:51 AM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2 hkruiniger stranger hkruiniger stranger Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Today's word is described as "origin unknown". Speakers of Dutch and related languages always notice the "ui" diphthong which doesn't seem to occur in any other languages; here it would seem to be a vernacular version of "spreek", Dutch for "speak". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted spruik hkruiniger 06/13/2005 11:51 AM Re: spruik dxb 06/13/2005 2:54 PM Re: spruik Jackie 06/13/2005 3:50 PM Re: spruik Jacqueline BdJ 06/13/2005 7:15 PM Re: spruik Zed 06/13/2005 10:27 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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