Where does “szpieg” come from?
szpieg (Polish) comes from Polish szpiegować, from Czech špehovat, from Czech špeh, from Middle High German spëhen, from Old High German spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
szpieg (Polish): spy
Ancestry of “szpieg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | szpiegować | to spy; to spy on, to shadow |
| 2 | Czech | špehovat | to spy |
| 3 | Czech | špeh | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | spëhen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | spehōn | to peer, spy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spehōną | to peer, look, spy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |