Where does “spene” come from?

spene (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse speni, from Proto-Germanic spenô, from Proto-Indo-European psten-os-, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

spene (Norwegian Nynorsk): a teat (on a female mammal)

Definitions

  1. a teat (on a female mammal)

Ancestry of “spene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespenia dug
2Proto-Germanicspenônipple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn →