Where does “spâen” come from?

spâen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch spān, from Proto-West Germanic spanu, 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.

spâen (Middle Dutch): piece of wood

Definitions

  1. piece of wood

Ancestry of “spâen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspān—
2Proto-West Germanicspanupiece of wood, chip, shaving
3Proto-Germanicspenônipple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “spâen”

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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