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Where does “spaander” come from?

spaander (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.

Ancestry of “spaander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspâen—
2Old Dutchspān—
3Proto-West Germanicspanu—
4Proto-Germanicspenônipple
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “spaander”

  • spaanderplaat
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