Where does “spicken” come from?

spicken (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German specken, from Middle Low German spek, from Old Norse spík, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

Ancestry of “spicken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspecken—
2Middle Low Germanspek—
3Old Norsespíkspike, sprig
4Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spicken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Old Norse spík →