Where does “spyne” come from?

spyne (Middle English) comes from Old French espine, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spyne (Middle English): A spine

Definitions

  1. A spine

Ancestry of “spyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespinespine; backbone; spine; spike
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spyne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →