Where does “spánn” come from?

spánn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.

spánn (Old Norse): chip, shaving

Definitions

  1. chip, shaving

Ancestry of “spánn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
2Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
3Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—

Words derived from “spánn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēnuz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ →