Where does “spek” come from?

spek (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spek (Old High German): bacon

Definitions

  1. bacon

Ancestry of “spek”, step by step

spek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *spik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
2Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Proto-Germanic *spik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*spik—

Words derived from “spek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spik →
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