Where does “gespan” come from?

gespan (German) comes from Hungarian ispán, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

gespan (German): assistant, worker, comrade

Definitions

  1. assistant, worker, comrade

Ancestry of “gespan”, step by step

gespan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ispán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianispáncount
2Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
3Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover

via Middle High German gespan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangespancompanion, comrade; clasp; frame, welt;...
2Old High Germanspannan—
3Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →