Where does “espiell” come from?

espiell (Catalan) comes from Catalan espiar, from Vulgar Latin spiare, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espiell (Catalan): peephole

Definitions

  1. peephole

Ancestry of “espiell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanespiarto spy
2Vulgar Latinspiarepresent active infinitive of *spiō
3Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
4Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →