English
Speyer
Speyer comes from German Speyer, from Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ ‘peak, summit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spey-‘peak’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*spīrǭ‘peak, summit’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Spīra
- Germanc. 1650–presentSpeyer
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spey-‘peak’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*spīrǭ‘peak, summit’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Spīra
- Germanc. 1650–presentSpeyer
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *spey- ‘peak’
spike, spine, spinal, spinach, spire, cusp, asp, spina, spigot, buckthorn, spica, aspic, 28 more
Today it means
name An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *spey- / Speyer