Where does “Spaa” come from?
Spaa (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German spāde, from Old Saxon spado, from Proto-Germanic spadô, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
Spaa (German Low German): spade
Ancestry of “Spaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | spāde | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | spado | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spadô | spade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |