Where does “spiht” come from?

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

spiht (Proto-West Germanic): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “spiht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
2Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie

Words derived from “spiht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spihtaz →