Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “spic” come from?

spic (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spic (Old English): bacon; lard

Definitions

  1. bacon; lard

Ancestry of “spic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spic”

  • specke
  • spycke
  • spyk
  • spich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →