Where does “Spijk” come from?

Spijk (Dutch) comes from Middle English spich, from Old English spic, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

Ancestry of “Spijk”, step by step

Spijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English spich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspich—
2Old Englishspicbacon; lard
3Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Middle English spyk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspyk—

Words derived from “Spijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Old English spic →