Where does “spinnen” come from?

spinnen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spinnen, from Old Dutch spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spinnen (Dutch): to spin: make yarn by twisting and winding fibres...

Definitions

  1. to spin: make yarn by twisting and winding fibres...

Ancestry of “spinnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspinnento spin, to make yarn by twisting and winding...
2Old Dutchspinnanto spin
3Proto-West Germanicspinnanto spin
4Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “spinnen”

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