*spei-

Meanings

1.
sharp point, pointy object
(Notable English members of this family are "spike", "spine", "spoke" (of a wheel) and the are noun "the spit" (pointy stick... not the saliva).)
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Word Family

Root: *spei-

The core idea of this root was:

sharp point, pointy object

It’s the origin of spike, spoke (of a wheel), spine and possibly also pin.

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