Where does “szpiegomania” come from?

szpiegomania (Polish) comes from Polish szpieg, 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.

szpiegomania (Polish): spy mania, spy craze

Definitions

  1. spy mania, spy craze

Ancestry of “szpiegomania”, step by step

szpiegomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish szpieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszpiegspy
2Polishszpiegowaćto spy; to spy on, to shadow
3Czechšpehovatto spy
4Czechšpehspy
5Middle High Germanspëhen—
6Old High Germanspehōnto peer, spy
7Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Polish mania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmaniamania
2PolishMariaMary
3LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →