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Where does “spiką” come from?

spiką (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spiką (Proto-Germanic): bacon

Definitions

  1. bacon

Ancestry of “spiką”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spiką”

  • spekboom
  • spycke
  • specke
  • speck
  • Speck
  • Kummerspeck
  • speckig
  • abspecken
  • Paprikaspeck
  • spek
  • spekken
  • spekbuik
  • speknek
  • spekglad
  • špek-fileki
  • шпек
  • špek
  • шпек-филеки
  • spyk
  • spich
  • špek
  • spic
  • spec
  • spek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →