speight

speight meaning in Bengali

Forms of speight

Origin of speight

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”). 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”). Displaced by woodpecker.

English surname, from the noun speight (“woodpecker”).

Words that rhyme with speight

• plate
• straight
• weight
• abate
• state
• gate
• translate
• estate
• great
• rate
• slate
• bait

Questions about speight

What does speight mean?

Speight means a woodpecker.

What is speight in Bengali?

Speight in Bengali is একটি কাঠঠোকরা. See Speight meaning in Bengali.

What part of speech is speight?

Speight can be a noun or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce speight?

Speight is pronounced /speɪt/.

What is the plural of speight?

The plural of speight is speights.