Where does “herumspinnen” come from?

herumspinnen (German) comes from German spinnen, from Middle High German spinnen, from Old High German spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

herumspinnen (German): to spin around

Definitions

  1. to spin around

Ancestry of “herumspinnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspinnento spin; to fabricate; to be crazy
2Middle High Germanspinnen—
3Old High Germanspinnan—
4Proto-West Germanicspinnanto spin
5Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spinnaną →
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