Where does “spavin” come from?

spavin (English) comes from Middle English spavein, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

spavin (English): A disease of horses characterized by a bony...

Definitions

  1. A disease of horses characterized by a bony...

Ancestry of “spavin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspavein—
2Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
3Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “spavin”

Every word from Old English -ed →Every word from Middle English -ed →Every word from Middle English spavein →