Where does “spík” come from?

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

spík (Old Norse): spike, sprig

Definitions

  1. spike, sprig

Ancestry of “spík”, step by step

spík 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 spīkō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspīkōstick, splinter, point

Words derived from “spík”

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