Where does “spies” come from?

spies (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spiesse, from Middle High German spieȥ, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-Germanic *speut.

spies (Dutch): spike, long spear, pike; skewer

Definitions

  1. spike, long spear, pike; skewer

Ancestry of “spies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspiesse—
2Middle High Germanspieȥ—
3Old High Germanspioz—
4Proto-Germanic*speut—

Words derived from “spies”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *speut →Every word from Old High German spioz →Every word from Middle High German spieȥ →