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Where does “spadu” come from?

spadu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic spadō, from Proto-Germanic spadô, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spadu (Old English): spade

Definitions

  1. spade

Ancestry of “spadu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspadōspade
2Proto-Germanicspadôspade
3Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “spadu”

  • paddle
  • spade
  • paddling
  • paddler
  • spadeful
  • spadework
  • paddlefish
  • paddleboat
  • spadefoot
  • paddlelike
  • paddleball
  • spadelike
  • paddleboard
  • spadefish
  • spadesman
  • spader
  • spaddle
  • paddlesport
  • backpaddle
  • spadetail
  • paddleless
  • paddlewood
  • spadeless
  • spadebone
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