Where does “Spion” come from?

Spion (German) comes from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

Spion (German): spy; peephole

Definitions

  1. spy; peephole

Ancestry of “Spion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchespionspy
2Middle Frenchespion—
3Old Frenchespionspy
4Frankish*spehō—
5Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
6Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “Spion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →