Where does “umspannen” come from?

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

umspannen (German): to enclasp, to encompass, to embrace

Definitions

  1. to enclasp, to encompass, to embrace

Ancestry of “umspannen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspannento stretch; to tighten; to tension
2Middle High Germanspannento stretch, tighten
3Old High Germanspannan—
4Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span
Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old High German spannan →Every word from Middle High German spannen →