Where does “шпик” come from?

шпик (Russian) comes from Polish szpieg, 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.

шпик (Russian): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “шпик”, step by step

шпик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish szpieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszpiegspy
2Polishszpiegowaćto spy; to spy on, to shadow
3Czechšpehovatto spy
4Czechšpehspy
5Middle High Germanspëhen—
6Old High Germanspehōnto peer, spy
7Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Middle High German spec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspec—
2Old High Germanspekbacon
3Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
4Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Old High German spehōn →