Where does “Spoune” come from?

Spoune (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian spōn, from Proto-Germanic *spānu, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.

Spoune (Saterland Frisian): chip; flake; shaving

Definitions

  1. chip; flake; shaving

Ancestry of “Spoune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianspōnchip, splinter
2Proto-Germanic*spānu—
3Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēnuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *spānu →