Where does “spa” come from?
spa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spade, from Old Norse spaði, from Middle Low German spāde, from Old Saxon spado, from Proto-Germanic spadô, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to use a spade or shovel, to dig, to shovel
Definitions
- to use a spade or shovel, to dig, to shovel
Ancestry of “spa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | spade | a spade, shovel; a spadeful; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | spaði | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spāde | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | spado | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spadô | spade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |