Where does “spǫng” come from?

spǫng (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic spangō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

Ancestry of “spǫng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspangōbrooch, clasp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “spǫng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spangō →