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

Definitions

  1. to wean

Ancestry of “spanen”, step by step

spanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch spanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspanen—
2Proto-Germanicspanōną—
3Proto-Germanicspenônipple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Middle Low German spānen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspānen—

Words derived from “spanen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn →