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Where does “Spood” come from?

Spood (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German spōt, from Old Saxon spōd, from Proto-West Germanic spōdi, from Proto-West Germanic spōan, from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Spood (German Low German): haste; eagerness; a favourable outcome; success

Definitions

  1. haste; eagerness; a favourable outcome; success

Ancestry of “Spood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspōt—
2Old Saxonspōd—
3Proto-West Germanicspōdihurry, rush; success, prosperity
4Proto-West Germanicspōanto succeed, prosper
5Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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