Where does “spōn” come from?
spōn (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *spānu, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.
Ancestry of “spōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *spānu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |
Words derived from “spōn”