Where does “spaan” come from?
spaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spâen, from Old Dutch spān, 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, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
spaan (Dutch): chip, shaving; spatula
Ancestry of “spaan”, step by step