Where does “spōt” come from?

spōt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon spōd, from Proto-West Germanic spōdi, from Proto-West Germanic spōan, from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “spōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonspōd—
2Proto-West Germanicspōdihurry, rush; success, prosperity
3Proto-West Germanicspōanto succeed, prosper
4Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spōt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōaną →