Where does “spiht” come from?
spiht (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.
spiht (Frankish): woodpecker
Ancestry of “spiht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | spihtaz | woodpecker |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peyk- | name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie |
Words derived from “spiht”