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Where does “spinnen” come from?

spinnen (Middle English) comes from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spinnen (Middle English): To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...

Definitions

  1. To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...

Ancestry of “spinnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspinnanto spin
2Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “spinnen”

  • spin
  • spinning
  • spinster
  • spinner
  • bespin
  • tailspin
  • electrospinning
  • isospin
  • spinsterhood
  • spinneret
  • spinnerbait
  • topspin
  • backspin
  • spinlock
  • spinless
  • spinsterish
  • spinout
  • cytospin
  • pseudospin
  • spindown
  • spinsterly
  • spinnest
  • spinmeister
  • spinnable
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