Where does “spōan” come from?

spōan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spōan (Proto-West Germanic): to succeed, prosper

Definitions

  1. to succeed, prosper

Ancestry of “spōan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spōan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōaną →