Where does “yarnspinning” come from?
yarnspinning (English) comes from English spinning, 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.
yarnspinning (English): The telling of stories
Definitions
- The telling of stories
Ancestry of “yarnspinning”, step by step
yarnspinning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spinning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spinning | Rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; The motion... |
| 2 | English | spin | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction |
| 3 | Middle English | spinnen | To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make... |
| 4 | Old English | spinnan | to spin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
via English yarn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yarn | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or... |
| 2 | Middle English | yern | willing, eager; to coagulate or curdle |
| 3 | Old English | ġeorn | eager |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gern | eager, willing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gernaz | eager, willing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |