Where does “Spanne” come from?
Spanne (German) comes from Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic spannō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Spanne (German): first/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
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Ancestry of “Spanne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | spanne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | spanna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spannō | span, handbreadth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |