Where does “spade” come from?
spade (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse spaði, from Middle Low German spāde, from Old Saxon spado, from Proto-Germanic spadô, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spade (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spade, shovel; a spadeful; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- a spade, shovel; a spadeful; Alternative form of...
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