Where does “fopspeen” come from?
fopspeen (Dutch) comes from Dutch speen, from Middle English spane, from Old English spane, from Proto-West Germanic spanu, from Proto-Germanic spenô, from Proto-Indo-European psten-os-, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn — to stand.
fopspeen (Dutch): A dummy, a pacifier, a comforter
Definitions
- A dummy, a pacifier, a comforter
Ancestry of “fopspeen”, step by step
fopspeen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch speen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | speen | A teat, a nipple; A dummy, a pacifier; A nozzle... |
| 2 | Middle English | spane | Alternative form of spanne |
| 3 | Old English | spane | teat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spanu | piece of wood, chip, shaving |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spenô | nipple |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | psten-os- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |