Where does “*spānu” come from?

*spānu (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.

Ancestry of “*spānu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*spānu”

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