Where does “spek” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spek”, step by step

spek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic spiką

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

via Proto-Germanic spikką

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspikką

Words derived from “spek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką