Where does “Spon” come from?
Spon (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sponn, from Old Norse spǫnn, from Proto-Germanic spannō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Spon (Saterland Frisian): team; pair; yoke
Ancestry of “Spon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | sponn | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | spǫnn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spannō | span, handbreadth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |