Where does “midspan” come from?

midspan (English) comes from English span, from Middle English span, from Old English spann, from Proto-Germanic spann, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

midspan (English): In structural engineering, the point on a...

Definitions

  1. In structural engineering, the point on a...

Ancestry of “midspan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspanThe space from the thumb to the end of the little...
2Middle EnglishspanAlternative form of spanne
3Old Englishspannspan
4Proto-Germanicspann—
5Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →