Where does “Spiess” come from?

Spiess (English) comes from German Spieß, from Middle High German spieȥ, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-Germanic *speut.

Ancestry of “Spiess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpießspit; pike; A rank in the German military,...
2Middle High Germanspieȥ—
3Old High Germanspioz—
4Proto-Germanic*speut—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *speut →