espingar
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *spincō, *spiō (“to spy, espy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy, watch”).[1]
Verb
espingar
- to watch
Descendants
- Occitan:
- Auvergnat: eipïjâ, espïjâ (South), eipijâ, espijâ (Yssingelais), eipïnchâ, espïnchâ (Velay), eipichâ (Gannatois), eipïtâ (Bourbonnaise, Gannatois, West Uplands), ipayà
- Gascon: aspiar
- Languedocien: espiar
- Provençal: espiar (Niçois), espigar
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*spehôn”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 514