Where does “spannen” come from?
spannen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.
Ancestry of “spannen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | spannan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spannaną | to stretch, span |
Words derived from “spannen”