Where does “spenna” come from?

spenna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic spannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

spenna (Faroese): to span, to draw; to clamp; to push with the feet

Definitions

  1. to span, to draw; to clamp; to push with the feet

Ancestry of “spenna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespennato tighten
2Proto-Germanicspannijanąto cause to stretch
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “spenna”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →