Where does “spedan” come from?

spedan (Middle English) comes from Proto-West Germanic spōdijan, from Proto-West Germanic spōan, from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spedan (Middle English): to prosper

Definitions

  1. to prosper

Ancestry of “spedan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicspōdijanto cause to succeed
2Proto-West Germanicspōanto succeed, prosper
3Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōaną →