Where does “spëhen” come from?
spëhen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
Ancestry of “spëhen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | spehōn | to peer, spy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spehōną | to peer, look, spy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “spëhen”