Where does “Spechtler” come from?

Spechtler (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian er, from Middle High German er, from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

Ancestry of “Spechtler”, step by step

Spechtler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianerhe
2Middle High Germanerhe
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Bavarian spechtln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianspechtlnto spy, to watch, to view
2Bavarianspechtnto spy, to watch, to view
3Middle High Germanspëhen—
4Old High Germanspehōnto peer, spy
5Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →