Where does “Gespan” come from?

Gespan (German) comes from Middle High German gespan, from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.

Gespan (German): assistant, worker, comrade; Hungarian count

Definitions

  1. assistant, worker, comrade; Hungarian count

Ancestry of “Gespan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangespancompanion, comrade; clasp; frame, welt;...
2Old High Germanspannan—
3Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span
Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old High German spannan →Every word from Middle High German gespan →