Where does “spannen” come from?

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

spannen (Middle English): To tie around, wrap; To forcibly take, to...

Definitions

  1. To tie around, wrap; To forcibly take, to...

Ancestry of “spannen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspannanto span, clasp, fasten, attach, join, link; to...
2Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span
Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old English spannan →
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