Where does “שפּיאָן” come from?

שפּיאָן (Yiddish) comes from Russian шпио́н, from German Spion, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną — to see, to look, to observe.

שפּיאָן (Yiddish): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “שפּיאָן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшпио́нspy
2GermanSpionspy; peephole
3Frenchespionspy
4Middle Frenchespion—
5Old Frenchespionspy
6Frankish*spehō—
7Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
8Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “שפּיאָן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →