Where does “spannen” come from?
spannen (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
spannen (Luxembourgish): to spin; to purr
Ancestry of “spannen”, step by step