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

Definitions

  1. spade

Ancestry of “Spaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspāde—
2Old Saxonspado—
3Proto-Germanicspadôspade
4Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spadô →Every word from Old Saxon spado →