Where does “spyk” come from?

spyk (Middle English) comes from Old English spic, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

Ancestry of “spyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspicbacon; lard
2Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spyk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Old English spic →