Where does “spàin” come from?
spàin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Norse spánn, from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.
spàin (Scottish Gaelic): spoon
Ancestry of “spàin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | spánn | chip, shaving |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |