Where does “hyvelspån” come from?

hyvelspån (Swedish) comes from Swedish hyvel, from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hyvelspån (Swedish): a planed-off (wood) shaving

Definitions

  1. a planed-off (wood) shaving

Ancestry of “hyvelspån”, step by step

hyvelspån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hyvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhyvela plane
2Middle Low Germanhovel—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Danish spån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspånchip, shaving
2Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →