Where does “spaki” come from?
spaki (Faroese) comes from Faroese spaði, from Old Norse spaði, from Middle Low German spāde, from Old Saxon spado, from Proto-Germanic spadô, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spaki (Faroese): a small shovel, spade
Definitions
- a small shovel, spade
Ancestry of “spaki”, step by step
spaki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese spaði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | spaði | a small shovel, spade; spatula |
| 2 | Old Norse | spaði | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spāde | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | spado | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spadô | spade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |
via English spark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spark | A small particle of glowing matter, either molten... |
| 2 | Middle English | sparke | spark glowing particle |
| 3 | Old English | spearca | a spark |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprakô | spark |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |
via Faroese haki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | haki | — |