Where does “superspike” come from?

superspike (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “superspike”, step by step

superspike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English Spike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSpikeA sort of very large nail
2Middle Dutchspīker
3Old Dutchspīkāri
4Proto-West Germanicspīkārīgranary
5Latinspicariumgranary
6Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
7Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
8Proto-Italic*-om
9Proto-Indo-European*-oHom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ik
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