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
Ancestry of “spån”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | spánn | chip, shaving |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |
Words derived from “spån”