Where does “Spacek” come from?

Spacek (English) comes from Czech špaček, from German Spatz, from Middle High German spaz, from Middle English sparwe, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.

Ancestry of “Spacek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšpačekstarling
2GermanSpatzsparrow; house sparrow; an affectionate nickname,...
3Middle High Germanspaz—
4Middle EnglishsparweThe sparrow or its meat
5Old High Germansparosparrow
6Proto-West Germanicsparwōsparrow
7Proto-Germanicsparwôsparrow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sparwō →