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Where does “spenné” come from?

spenné (Middle English) comes from Middle French espinoye, from Latin spīnētum, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

Ancestry of “spenné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchespinoyethorny thicket
2Latinspīnētum—
3Latinspīna—
4Proto-Italicspeinā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
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