Where does “spanen” come from?
spanen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch spanen, from Proto-Germanic spanōną, from Proto-Germanic spenô, from Proto-Indo-European psten-os-, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
spanen (Middle English): to wean
Ancestry of “spanen”, step by step