Where does “spaði” come from?

spaði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse spaði, from Middle Low German spāde, from Old Saxon spado, from Proto-Germanic spadô, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spaði (Faroese): a small shovel, spade; spatula

Definitions

  1. a small shovel, spade; spatula

Ancestry of “spaði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespaði—
2Middle Low Germanspāde—
3Old Saxonspado—
4Proto-Germanicspadôspade
5Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “spaði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spadô →Every word from Old Saxon spado →