spies

Dutch (Brabantic)

/spis/

noun
Definitions
  • spike, long spear, pike
  • skewer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch spiesse derived from Middle High German spiez derived from Old High German spioz derived from Proto-Germanic *speutaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*speutaz

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