Spröök

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German sprȫke, sprōke, from Old Saxon *sproki, from Proto-West Germanic *spruki (“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)

1. a saying, maxim, adage, saw
2. a quote

Derived terms

• Spröökje