spaen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spān, from Proto-West Germanic *spānu.

Noun

spaen m or n

  1. piece of wood
  2. wood chip

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: spaan
  • Limburgish: spoon

Further reading
  • “spaen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “spaen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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