Where does “span” come from?

span (Dutch) comes from Dutch spannen, from Middle Dutch spannen, from Old Dutch spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.

span (Dutch): A span, a team; A cart or instrument with a team...

Definitions

  1. A span, a team; A cart or instrument with a team...

Ancestry of “span”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspannento strain, to put tension on; to stretch
2Middle Dutchspannen
3Old Dutchspannan—
4Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

Words derived from “span”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old Dutch spannan →Every word from Middle Dutch spannen →