Middle English word speche comes from Proto-Indo-European *pereg-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)prey-, and later Proto-Germanic *sprekaną (To speak, to make a noise.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *pereg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *(s)prey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *(s)pereg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to be quick, twitch, sprinkle, splash, to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter, to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast, to twitch, flip, shoot, splash, make a sound |
| *sprekaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To speak, to make a noise. |
| *sprēkijō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| sprǣċ | Old English (ang) | |
| spræc | Old English (ang) | Language. Speech. |
| speche | Middle English (enm) |