Where does “spiné” come from?
spiné (Hungarian) comes from German spinne, from Middle High German spinne, from Old High German spinna.
spiné (Hungarian): proprietress; woman
Definitions
- proprietress; woman
Ancestry of “spiné”, step by step
spiné traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German spinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spinne | first-person singular indicative present of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | spinne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spinna | — |
via Hungarian spí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | spí | innkeeper |