Where does “spion” come from?

spion (Dutch) comes from German Spion, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spion (Dutch): spy, person who secretly gathers information; a...

Definitions

  1. spy, person who secretly gathers information; a...

Ancestry of “spion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpionspy; peephole
2Frenchespionspy
3Middle Frenchespion—
4Old Frenchespionspy
5Frankish*spehō—
6Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
7Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spion”

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