Where does “spinnekop” come from?
spinnekop (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch spinnekop, from Dutch spin, from English spin, from Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
spinnekop (Afrikaans): spider; predatory anthropod from the order...
Definitions
- spider; predatory anthropod from the order...
Ancestry of “spinnekop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spinnekop | spider |
| 2 | Dutch | spin | spider, member of the order Araneae; particle... |
| 3 | English | spin | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction |
| 4 | Middle English | spinnen | To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make... |
| 5 | Old English | spinnan | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |