Where does “spennandi” come from?
spennandi (Faroese) comes from Faroese spenna, 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.
spennandi (Faroese): exciting, interesting
Definitions
- exciting, interesting
Ancestry of “spennandi”, step by step
spennandi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese spenna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | spenna | to span, to draw; to clamp; to push with the feet |
| 2 | Old Norse | spenna | to tighten |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spannijaną | to cause to stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |