Where does “spæte” come from?
spæte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
Ancestry of “spæte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | late |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |