Where does “špekoun” come from?

špekoun (Czech) comes from Czech špek, from German speck, from Middle High German spec, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

špekoun (Czech): fatso, butterball

Definitions

  1. fatso, butterball

Ancestry of “špekoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšpekbacon; bodily fat
2Germanspeckbacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind
3Middle High Germanspec—
4Old High Germanspekbacon
5Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
6Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spik →