Where does “spann” come from?

spann (Faroese) comes from Old Norse spánn, from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.

spann (Faroese): pail

Definitions

  1. pail

Ancestry of “spann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
2Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēnuz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ →