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
Ancestry of “Spoune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | spōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *spānu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |