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Where does “spoed” come from?

spoed (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spoet, from Old Dutch spuot, from Proto-West Germanic spōdi, from Proto-West Germanic spōan, from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spoed (Dutch): speed; hurry, haste; thread pitch

Definitions

  1. speed; hurry, haste; thread pitch

Ancestry of “spoed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspoetprogress, success, good outcome; luck,...
2Old Dutchspuot—
3Proto-West Germanicspōdihurry, rush; success, prosperity
4Proto-West Germanicspōanto succeed, prosper
5Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spoed”

  • rampspoed
  • spoedgeval
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