Where does “speni” come from?

speni (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse speni, from Proto-Germanic spenô, from Proto-Indo-European psten-os-, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

speni (Icelandic): teat, tit

Definitions

  1. teat, tit

Ancestry of “speni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespenia dug
2Proto-Germanicspenônipple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “speni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn →
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