Where does “szpikować” come from?

szpikować (Polish) comes from Polish szpik, from German speck, from Middle High German spec, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

szpikować (Polish): to lard, to stuff

Definitions

  1. to lard, to stuff

Ancestry of “szpikować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszpikbone marrow
2Germanspeckbacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind
3Middle High Germanspec—
4Old High Germanspekbacon
5Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
6Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “szpikować”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spiką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spik →
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