Where does “špehovat” come from?

špehovat (Czech) comes from Czech špeh, 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.

špehovat (Czech): to spy

Definitions

  1. to spy

Ancestry of “špehovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšpehspy
2Middle High Germanspëhen—
3Old High Germanspehōnto peer, spy
4Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “špehovat”

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