Where does “Spieß” come from?

Spieß (German) comes from Middle High German spieȥ, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-Germanic *speut.

Spieß (German): spit; pike; A rank in the German military,...

Definitions

  1. spit; pike; A rank in the German military,...

Ancestry of “Spieß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspieȥ—
2Old High Germanspioz—
3Proto-Germanic*speut—

Words derived from “Spieß”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *speut →Every word from Old High German spioz →Every word from Middle High German spieȥ →