Where does “gespowan” come from?

gespowan (Old English) comes from Old English spowan, from Proto-West Germanic spōan, from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

gespowan (Old English): to succeed (+ genitive at something) (impersonal, with dative of person)

Definitions

  1. to succeed (+ genitive at something) (impersonal, with dative of person)

Ancestry of “gespowan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspowanto succeed, be successful, thrive; to behove,...
2Proto-West Germanicspōanto succeed, prosper
3Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōaną →
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