Spröök
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German sprȫke, sprōke, from Old Saxon *sproki, from Proto-Germanic *sprukiz (“a saying, saw”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną (“to say, speak”). Cognate with German Spruch (“quote, saying, verse”), Dutch spreuk (“a saying, maxim, saw”).
Noun
Spröök f (plural Spröken)
- a saying, maxim, adage, saw
- a quote
Derived terms
- Spröökje