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Where does “spanu” come from?

spanu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic spanô.

spanu (Old English): Alternative form of spane; teat

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spane; teat

Ancestry of “spanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspanô—

Words derived from “spanu”

  • spean
  • spene
  • spane
Every word from Proto-Germanic spanô →