Where does “Speck” come from?

Speck (German) comes from Middle High German spec, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

Speck (German): bacon; adipose tissue, fat

Definitions

  1. bacon; adipose tissue, fat

Ancestry of “Speck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspec—
2Old High Germanspekbacon
3Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
4Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spik →