Where does “Entspannungsübung” come from?

Entspannungsübung (German) comes from German Entspannung, from German entspannen, from German spannen, from Middle High German spannen, from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.

Entspannungsübung (German): relaxation exercise

Definitions

  1. relaxation exercise

Ancestry of “Entspannungsübung”, step by step

Entspannungsübung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Entspannung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntspannungrelaxation; recreation; catharsis
2Germanentspannento relax
3Germanspannento stretch; to tighten; to tension
4Middle High Germanspannento stretch, tighten
5Old High Germanspannan—
6Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

via German Übung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜbungpractice; practice; exercise; training; workout;...
2Middle High Germanüebunge—
3Old High Germanuobunga—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old High German spannan →Every word from Middle High German spannen →