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
  • → West Frisian: 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