An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Speicher

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Speicher, masculine, ‘granary, corn-loft,’ from the equivalent Middle High German spîcher, Old High German spîhheri (spîhhâri), masculine; corresponding to Old Saxon spîkâri and Dutch spijker. The permutation of the medial k to hh in High German indicates that the word was borrowed before the 8th century (see Spelt). Latin spîcârium, ‘granary,’ was probably introduced in the 4th century from the South of Europe with the art of building in stone (see Keller, also Söller and Ziegel); it is remarkable, however, that the word rarely occurs in the Romance languages; Speicher is also wanting in Bavarian. Compare also Speiche.