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Where does “spihtaz” come from?

spihtaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

spihtaz (Proto-Germanic): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “spihtaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie

Words derived from “spihtaz”

  • wall-pecker
  • épeiche
  • épeichette
  • Buntspecht
  • Specht
  • Schwarzspecht
  • Goldspecht
  • Grünspecht
  • Mauerspecht
  • specht
  • espoit
  • espec
  • specht
  • speht
  • espec
  • specht
  • Spiecht
  • speht
  • spiht
  • spiāht
  • Spächt
  • spiht
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