Where does “szpiegowanie” come from?

szpiegowanie (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.

szpiegowanie (Polish): espial

Definitions

  1. espial

Ancestry of “szpiegowanie”, step by step

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