Where does “speck” come from?
Speck comes from Middle English spekke, from Old English specca, from Old English spic, from Proto-Germanic spikką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy-.
speck (English): A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc; A very small...
Definitions
- A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc; A very small...
Ancestry of “speck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spekke | A splotch or stain; a mark or zone of aberrant... |
| 2 | Old English | specca | small spot, stain |
Words derived from “speck”