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