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”

Every word from Middle Low German spake →Every word from Middle Low German spak →