Where does “spehōn” come from?

spehōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spehōn (Old High German): to peer, spy

Definitions

  1. to peer, spy

Ancestry of “spehōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spehōn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną