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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spēnuz.
Noun
*spānu m
- piece of wood, chip, shaving
- spoon
- Synonym: *lapil
Inflection
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Singular
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*spānu
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| Genitive
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*spānō
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*spānu
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*spāniwi, *spānō
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| Accusative
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*spānu
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*spānū
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| Genitive
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*spānō
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*spāniwō
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| Dative
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*spāniwi, *spānō
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*spānum
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| Instrumental
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*spānu
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*spānum
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Descendants
- Old English: spōn
- Old Frisian: *spōn
- North Frisian:
- Sylt: spuun
- Wiedingharde: spoon
- Saterland Frisian: Spoune
- West Frisian: spoen, spoan
- Old Saxon: *spān, *spōn
- Old Dutch: *spān
- Old High German: spān; spanna (“spoon”)