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Number: 1823
Root: speĝ-
English meaning: to be attentive, sharp-sighted
German meaning: `scharf hin- oder zusehen'
General comments: (oder spō̆ĝ-)
Material: Aisl. spakr `klug, ruhig, sanft', speki f. `Verstand, Weisheit', spekt (*spakiþō) f. `Weisheit', spekja `weismachen, besänftigen'; aksl. pažǫ, paziti `achten auf', mit sę `sich hüten'.
References: WP. II 660;
See also: vgl. spek̂- `spähen' und ags. specan usw. unter (s)p(h)er(e)g-.
Pages: 981
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *(s)peg'-
Meaning: to understand; intelligent, attentive
Slavic: *pā́zītī
Russ. meaning: понимать; понимающий, внимательный
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *spikan- vb.; *spaka-, *spakjan- vb., *spaka-, *spakī(n)
Meaning: clever, understanding
Old Norse: spak-r `klug, erfahren', speki f. `Verstand, Weisheit', spekja `weise machen, besänftigen'
Norwegian: spak; spekkja `zähmen, unterdrücken'
Swedish: späka
Danish: spag; späge `züchtigen'
Old English: { spekan }
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