Where does “spicken” come from?

spicken (German) comes from Middle High German spicken, from Middle Low German specken, from Middle Low German spek, from Old Norse spík, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spicken (German): to lard; to cheat; to bribe

Definitions

  1. to lard; to cheat; to bribe

Ancestry of “spicken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspicken—
2Middle Low Germanspecken—
3Middle Low Germanspek—
4Old Norsespíkspike, sprig
5Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spicken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →