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

Definitions

  1. team; pair; yoke

Ancestry of “Spon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansponn—
2Old Norsespǫnn—
3Proto-Germanicspannōspan, handbreadth
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spannō →Every word from Old Norse spǫnn →