Where does “spade” come from?
spade (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spâde, from Old Dutch spādi, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spade (Dutch): spade; late
Ancestry of “spade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | spâde | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | spādi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
Words derived from “spade”