Where does “Spiecht” come from?

Spiecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

Spiecht (Luxembourgish): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “Spiecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspeht—
2Proto-West Germanicspihtwoodpecker
3Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spihtaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic spiht →