Where does “Fixspoun” come from?
Fixspoun (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Spoun, from Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.
Fixspoun (Luxembourgish): match, matchstick
Ancestry of “Fixspoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | Spoun | shaving; chip |
| 2 | Middle High German | spān | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spān | chip of wood, shaving |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |