Where does “espionner” come from?

espionner (Middle French) comes from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espionner (Middle French): to spy

Definitions

  1. to spy

Ancestry of “espionner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchespion—
2Old Frenchespionspy
3Frankish*spehō—
4Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
5Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “espionner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →