Where does “szpiegostwo” come from?

szpiegostwo (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.

szpiegostwo (Polish): espionage

Definitions

  1. espionage

Ancestry of “szpiegostwo”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Old High German spehōn →