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Where does “spōdi” come from?

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

spōdi (Proto-West Germanic): hurry, rush; success, prosperity

Definitions

  1. hurry, rush; success, prosperity

Ancestry of “spōdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicspōanto succeed, prosper
2Proto-Germanicspōanąto prosper, succeed, be happy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spōdi”

  • speed
  • speeding
  • airspeed
  • speedometer
  • speedboat
  • speedway
  • speedwell
  • speeder
  • speedster
  • speedball
  • groundspeed
  • lightspeed
  • speedo
  • multispeed
  • speedeth
  • superspeedway
  • hyperspeed
  • superspeed
  • speedwork
  • speedest
  • speedfreak
  • speedskater
  • speedwalking
  • speedwalk
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