Where does “spōn” come from?

spōn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic spanu, 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.

spōn (Old English): piece of wood, chip; sliver, chip of wood,...

Definitions

  1. piece of wood, chip; sliver, chip of wood,...

Ancestry of “spōn”, step by step

spōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic spanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicspanupiece of wood, chip, shaving
2Proto-Germanicspenônipple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Proto-Germanic *spānu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*spānu—
2Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
3Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—

Words derived from “spōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn →