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

  1. inflection of spicy: ## neuter...

Ancestry of “spice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianspicysleeping, asleep; dormant; past active participle...
2Lower Sorbianspaśto sleep
3Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъpati →Every word from Lower Sorbian spaś →