Where does “spān” come from?
spān (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spān, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.
Ancestry of “spān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | spān | chip of wood, shaving |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |
Words derived from “spān”