Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spiką

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

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*spikką
*spikuz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; thrive; succeed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspi.kɑ̃/

Noun

*spiką n

bacon

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *spiką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spiką	*spikō
vocative	*spiką	*spikō
accusative	*spiką	*spikō
genitive	spikas, spikis	*spikǫ̂
dative	*spikai	*spikamaz
instrumental	*spikō	*spikamiz

Descendants

Old English: spic, *spiċ
- Middle English: spik, spyk, spike, spich
  - Scots: spick, spect
  - English: speck
Old Frisian: spek
- Saterland Frisian: Späk
- West Frisian: spek
Old Saxon: spek, spekk
- Middle Low German: spek, speck
  - Danish: spek
  - Swedish: späck
Old Dutch: spek
- Middle Dutch: spec
  - Dutch: spek
Old High German: spek, spec
- Middle High German: spëc
  - German: Speck
  - Luxembourgish: Speck
Old Norse: spik
- Icelandic: spik
- Faroese: spik