Where does “spekk” come from?

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

spekk (Norwegian Bokmål): fat, blubber e.g. of marine mammals

Definitions

  1. fat, blubber e.g. of marine mammals

Ancestry of “spekk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spekk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →