Where does “Speicher” come from?

Speicher (German) comes from Middle High German spīcher, from Old High German spīhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

Speicher (German): granary; storage room in the attic; memory

Definitions

  1. granary; storage room in the attic; memory

Ancestry of “Speicher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspīcher
2Old High Germanspīhhāri
3Proto-West Germanicspīkārīgranary
4Latinspicariumgranary
5Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
6Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
7Proto-Italic*-om
8Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

Words derived from “Speicher

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHomEvery word from Latin -āriumEvery word from Latin -um