Where does “spoon” come from?

spoon (Middle English) comes from Old English spōn, 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.

spoon (Middle English): Alternative form of spone

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spone

Ancestry of “spoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspōnpiece of wood, chip; sliver, chip of wood,...
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 “spoon”

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