spähen

Meaning

  1. to peer, peek
  2. to spy

Concepts

spy

observe

see

peek

peer

peep

guard

watch

watch over

pry

scout

keek

behold

Hyphenated as
spä‧hen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃpɛː.ən/
Etymology

From Middle High German spehen, from Old High German spehōn, spiohōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).

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