speight Meaning & Definition
What Does Speight Mean?
As a noun, speight means A woodpecker.
Quick Facts About Speight
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /speɪt/ |
| Plural | speights |
Speight Definition (Noun)
- A woodpecker.
Synonyms of Speight
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Speight synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
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Origin of Speight
Origin 1: From late Northern Middle English specht (“woodpecker”), from Old English *spiht, *speoht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, *speht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, *spehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“a kind of bird, woodpecker, magpie”).
Origin 2: Traditionally considered to be borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, but this is rendered problematic by the mention of Spehtesberie in Domesday (Middle English Speghtesbury, Spettesbury; modern Spettisbury). Compare Dutch specht (“woodpecker”), German Specht (“woodpecker”), Danish spætte (“woodpecker”), Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”).
Origin 3: Displaced by woodpecker.