Words that come from Frankish “spehōn”
186 words across 44 languages descend from Frankish spehōn — including spy, spying, espionage, spyware, spyglass, counterespionage, antispyware, spymaster.
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English (56)
- spy
- spying
- espionage
- spyware
- spyglass
- counterespionage
- antispyware
- spymaster
- spyhole
- espial
- spieth
- superspy
- counterspy
- spycraft
- spyplane
- spiest
- spycam
- spycatcher
- spydom
- antispy
- spial
- counterspying
- spylike
- spyproof
- antiespionage
- spycatching
- bespy
- spyboat
- spyism
- industrial espionage
- spy-fi
- cyberspying
- cyberespionage
- cyberspy
- sexpionage
- spyless
- espiocrat
- spymistress
- counter-espionage
- antispying
- spies
- spyship
- spyhop
- co-spy
- lexpionage
- nonespionage
- outspy
- spy cop
- spybot
- spycore
- spyess
- Spygate
- spyhopping
- spymania
- spywork
- unspying