Where does “spec” come from?

spec (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

Ancestry of “spec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspekbacon
2Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
3Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spik →
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