espingar

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *spincō, *spiō (“to spy, espy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy, watch”).[1]

Verb

espingar

  1. to watch

Descendants
  • Occitan:
    • Auvergnat: eipïjâ, espïjâ (South), eipijâ, espijâ (Yssingelais), eipïnchâ, espïnchâ (Velay), eipichâ (Gannatois), eipïtâ (Bourbonnaise, Gannatois, West Uplands), ipayà
    • Gascon: aspiar
    • Languedocien: espiar
    • Provençal: espiar (Niçois), espigar

References
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*spehôn”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 514
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.