I asked my hubby, He is the real German.
He doesn't know or isn't sure. I always try the meats and things Oma makes for us. Very interesting stuff.
The reason I know of Spokane is cause my parents live over near Bremerton and I also have family that live in Okanogan and Tri-cities. I had an arguement once with a teacher who misspoke Spokane, called it Spo-cane.