Etymology

spong

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Today it means: A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula. Full definition →

Middle English spong ← Swedish Spong
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spong · noun1

Probably Norwegian.

Spong · proper noun2

  1. Swedish · borrowed fromSpong
  2. Middle English · derived fromspong“narrow strip of land”
  3. English todaySpong

Various origins: * English topographic surname from Middle English spong (“narrow strip of land”). * Borrowed from Swedish Spong, an ornamental surname from spång (“footbridge, plank”).

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