From Old English spōn 'wood chip,' because early spoons were carved from flat splinters of wood.
A utensil with a shallow bowl-shaped end used for eating, stirring, or serving food.
From Old English spōn, meaning 'chip of wood, shaving.' The eating-utensil sense developed in Middle English, likely because early spoons were carved from wood chips. The Old English word descends from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz. Key roots