Where does “spanwanned” come from?

spanwanned (English) comes from Old English spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.

spanwanned (English): stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb...

Definitions

  1. stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb...

Ancestry of “spanwanned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspannanto span, clasp, fasten, attach, join, link; to...
2Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span
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