spieden
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈspidə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to watch, to observe
- (transitive) to spy on
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch spien (spy) inherited from Old Dutch *spion inherited from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (see, look, spy).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spehōną
Gloss
see, look, spy
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
偵
Emoji
🙈 🪚
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spygate English
- antispy English
- bespy English
- counterspy English
- cyberspy English
- spiest English
- spieth English
- spy English
- spyboat English
- spycam English
- spycatcher English
- spycatching English
- spycraft English
- spydom English
- spyess English
- spyglass English
- spyhole English
- spyhop English
- spyism English
- spyless English
- spylike English
- spymaster English
- spymistress English
- spyplane English
- spyproof English
- spyware English
- superspy English
- bespieden Dutch, Flemish
- *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *spehōną Proto-Germanic
- スパイ Japanese
- spien Middle English
- spā, spa Middle English
- espiya Cebuano
- bespien Middle Dutch
- spien Middle Dutch
- *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 Gothic
- *spion Old Dutch
- 스파이 Korean
- spay Scots
- *spehōn Frankish