Where does “Schpeck” come from?

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

Schpeck (Pennsylvania German): bacon; profit

Definitions

  1. bacon; profit

Ancestry of “Schpeck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspekbacon
2Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
3Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spik →