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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspehōnto peer, spy
2Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spëhen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Old High German spehōn →
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