Where does “spowan” come from?

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

spowan (Old English): to succeed, be successful, thrive; to behove,...

Definitions

  1. to succeed, be successful, thrive; to behove,...

Ancestry of “spowan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicspōanto succeed, prosper
2Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spowan”

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