Reconstruction:Old Frisian/spon

This Old Frisian 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.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spānu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspoːn/

Noun

*spōn m

1. chip, splinter
2. spoon

   Synonym: lepel

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Sylt: spuun

  Wiedingharde: spoon

• Saterland Frisian: Spoune
• West Frisian: spoen, spoan

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN