Where does “ŝpini” come from?
ŝpini (Esperanto) comes from Yiddish שפּינען, from Middle High German spinnen, from Old High German 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.
ŝpini (Esperanto): to spin (to make yarn)
Definitions
- to spin (to make yarn)
Ancestry of “ŝpini”, step by step
ŝpini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שפּינען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שפּינען | spin; plural of שפּין |
| 2 | Middle High German | spinnen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spinnan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | 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 German spinnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spinnen | to spin; to fabricate; to be crazy |