Where does “Spächt” come from?

Spächt (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian spiāht, from Proto-Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

Spächt (Saterland Frisian): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “Spächt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianspiāht—
2Proto-Germanic*spiht—
3Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spihtaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *spiht →