Given name & surname

Specht

Specht is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Specht comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle High German spëcht, from Old High German spëht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk-.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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