Where does “spechtn” come from?

spechtn (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German spëhen, from Old High German spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spechtn (Bavarian): to spy, to watch, to view

Definitions

  1. to spy, to watch, to view

Ancestry of “spechtn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspëhen—
2Old High Germanspehōnto peer, spy
3Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spechtn”

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