Where does “Kienspan” come from?

Kienspan (German) comes from German spān, from Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.

Kienspan (German): fatwood

Definitions

  1. fatwood

Ancestry of “Kienspan”, step by step

Kienspan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspānchip; shaving; clipping small, usually flat, cut-off piece
2Middle High Germanspān—
3Old High Germanspānchip of wood, shaving
4Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—

via German Kien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKienresinous wood, fit for firing
2Middle High Germankien—
3Old High Germankien—
4Proto-West Germanic*kēnresinous pine wood which was used for torches
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēnuz →Every word from Old High German spān →