Where does “spene” come from?

spene (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *speno, from Frankish *spenō, 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.

Ancestry of “spene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*speno—
2Frankish*spenō—
3Proto-Germanicspenônipple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “spene”

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