Where does “spēd” come from?

spēd (Old English) 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.

spēd (Old English): success; luck, prosperity, success

Definitions

  1. success; luck, prosperity, success

Ancestry of “spēd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicspōdihurry, rush; success, prosperity
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

Words derived from “spēd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōaną →