Where does “spice” come from?
spice (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian spicy, from Lower Sorbian spaś, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
spice (Lower Sorbian): inflection of spicy:
## neuter...
Definitions
- inflection of spicy:
## neuter...
Ancestry of “spice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | spicy | sleeping, asleep; dormant; past active participle... |
| 2 | Lower Sorbian | spaś | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъpati | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |