Where does “Spander” come from?
Spander (English) comes from English Spike, from Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Spander (English): The ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Definitions
- The ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ancestry of “Spander”, step by step
Spander traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Spike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Spike | A sort of very large nail |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spīker | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spīkāri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spīkārī | granary |
| 5 | Latin | spicarium | granary |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Old Norse spánn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | spánn | chip, shaving |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |
via English Xander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Xander | — |