English
spoonmeat
From spoon + meat.
Proto-Germanic *spēnuz ‘chip, flake, shaving’
Proto-West Germanic *spānu ‘piece of wood, chip, shaving’
Old English spōn ‘sliver, chip of wood, shaving’
Middle English spoon ‘spoon, chip of wood’
English spoon
Proto-Germanic *matiz ‘food’
Proto-West Germanic *mati ‘food’
Old English mete ‘food’
Middle English mete ‘food’
English meat
Today it means
noun Food to be eaten from a spoon, such as a soup or pap.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / spoonmeat