Where does “espoit” come from?

espoit (Old French) comes from Frankish spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

Ancestry of “espoit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishspihtwoodpecker
2Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spihtaz →Every word from Frankish spiht →