Where does “spannen” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “spannen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspannan—
2Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

Words derived from “spannen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old Dutch spannan →
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