Where does “spån” come from?

spån (Danish) comes from Old Norse spánn, from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.

spån (Danish): chip, shaving

Definitions

  1. chip, shaving

Ancestry of “spån”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
2Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—

Words derived from “spån”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēnuz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ →