Where does “épeichette” come from?

épeichette (French) comes from French épeiche, from Old French espec, from Frankish spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

épeichette (French): lesser spotted woodpecker

Definitions

  1. lesser spotted woodpecker

Ancestry of “épeichette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépeichegreat spotted woodpecker
2Old Frenchespec—
3Frankishspihtwoodpecker
4Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spihtaz →Every word from Frankish spiht →