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Where does “spack” come from?

spack (German) comes from Middle Low German spak, from Middle Low German spake — brushwood.

spack (German): thin, scrawny; dry, brittle

Definitions

  1. thin, scrawny; dry, brittle

Ancestry of “spack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspaktame, calm; thin, dry, brittle
2Middle Low Germanspakebrushwood

Words derived from “spack”

  • Spacken
Every word from Middle Low German spake →