Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “spân” come from?

spân (Middle Low German) comes from English Spander, from English Spike, from Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um.

Ancestry of “spân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSpander—
2EnglishSpike—
3Middle Dutchspīker—
4Old Dutchspīkāri—
5Proto-West Germanicspīkārīgranary
6Latinspicarium—
7Latin-ārium—
8Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
9Proto-Italic*-om—
10Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “spân”

  • Spoon
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