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Where does “Spann” come from?

Spann (German) comes from Middle Low German spân, from English Spander, from English Spike, from Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium.

Spann (German): instep

Definitions

  1. instep

Ancestry of “Spann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspân—
2EnglishSpander—
3EnglishSpike—
4Middle Dutchspīker—
5Old Dutchspīkāri—
6Proto-West Germanicspīkārīgranary
7Latinspicarium—
8Latin-ārium—
9Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
10Proto-Italic*-om—
11Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “Spann”

  • Flügelspannweite
  • Spannweite
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