Where does “Spionage” come from?
Spionage (German) comes from French espionnage, from French espionner, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną — to see, to look, to observe.
Spionage (German): espionage
Ancestry of “Spionage”, step by step
Words derived from “Spionage”