Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spehōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Frankish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to peer, spy”).

Verb

1. to spy, watch

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *spēon, *spīon
  • Middle Dutch: spien, spieden
    • Dutch: spieden
• → Vulgar Latin: *spiō, *spiāre (see there for further descendants)