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Where does “spuot” come from?

spuot (Old Dutch) comes 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 “spuot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spuot”

  • spoed
  • rampspoed
  • spoedgeval
  • spoeden
  • spoet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →