Where does “spíkr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spíkr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spíkr”

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