Where does “gspickt” come from?

gspickt (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German spicken, from Middle Low German specken, from Middle Low German spek, from Old Norse spík, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

gspickt (Bavarian): well-to-do, well-off

Definitions

  1. well-to-do, well-off

Ancestry of “gspickt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspicken—
2Middle Low Germanspecken—
3Middle Low Germanspek—
4Old Norsespíkspike, sprig
5Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →