Where does “spinny” come from?

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

spinny (English): Alternative spelling of spinney; Associated with...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of spinney; Associated with...

Ancestry of “spinny”, step by step

spinny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinTo rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction
2Middle EnglishspinnenTo spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...
3Old Englishspinnanto spin
4Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via Latin spīnētum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīnētuma thorn hedge, a thicket of thorns
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →