Where does “spoonmeat” come from?
spoonmeat (English) comes from English spoon, from Middle English spoon, from Old English spōn, 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 — to stand.
spoonmeat (English): Food to be eaten from a spoon, such as a soup or...
Definitions
- Food to be eaten from a spoon, such as a soup or...
Ancestry of “spoonmeat”, step by step
spoonmeat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spoon | An implement for eating or serving; a scooped... |
| 2 | Middle English | spoon | Alternative form of spone |
| 3 | Old English | spōn | piece of wood, chip; sliver, chip of wood,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spanu | piece of wood, chip, shaving |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spenô | nipple |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | psten-os- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English meat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meat | The flesh of an animal used as food; A type of... |
| 2 | Middle English | mete | Food, nourishment or comestibles; that which is... |
| 3 | Middle English | bake mete | Any kind of cooked food which has a pastry... |
| 4 | Middle English | baken | To bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of... |
| 5 | Old English | bacan | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |