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
2Latinspīnētuma thorn hedge, a thicket of thorns
3Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
4Proto-Italicspeināthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spenné”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →