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Where does “speiss” come from?

speiss (English) comes from German Speise, from Middle High German spīse, from Old High German spīsa, from Latin spensa, from Latin expēnsa, from Latin expensus, from Latin expendere, from Latin expendo — beside, near, by, with.

speiss (English): A mixed arsenide of iron produced during the...

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  1. A mixed arsenide of iron produced during the...

Ancestry of “speiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeisemeal, fare
2Middle High Germanspīse—
3Old High Germanspīsa—
4Latinspensaoutlay for provisions, food
5Latinexpēnsa—
6Latinexpensusweighed; paid; judged
7Latinexpenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8LatinexpendoI weigh; I pay out; I judge
9Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
10LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
11LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
12Latincommūnicō—
13Latincommūnis—
14Old Latincom(m)oinis—
15Proto-Italickommoinis—
16Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
17Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
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