Where does “špeh” come from?

špeh (Czech) 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.

špeh (Czech): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “špeh”, 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 “špeh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Old High German spehōn →