Where does “spænde” come from?

spænde (Danish) comes from Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic spannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

spænde (Danish): buckle, clasp; to tighten, stretch; to fasten,...

Definitions

  1. buckle, clasp; to tighten, stretch; to fasten,...

Ancestry of “spænde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespennato tighten
2Proto-Germanicspannijanąto cause to stretch
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “spænde”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →