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

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “spàin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
2Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
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-Norse *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ →
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