Where does “Spoun” come from?

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

Spoun (Luxembourgish): shaving; chip

Definitions

  1. shaving; chip

Ancestry of “Spoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspān—
2Old High Germanspānchip of wood, shaving
3Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—

Words derived from “Spoun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēnuz →Every word from Old High German spān →