Where does “spetz” come from?
spetz (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German spētze, from Proto-Germanic speutaz, from Proto-Indo-European spewd- — to press, to push.
Ancestry of “spetz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | spētze | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | speutaz | spear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spewd- | to press, to push |
Words derived from “spetz”