Where does “speht” come from?
speht (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.
Ancestry of “speht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | spiht | woodpecker |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spihtaz | woodpecker |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peyk- | name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie |
Words derived from “speht”