Where does “gespan” come from?

gespan (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.

gespan (Middle High German): companion, comrade; clasp; frame, welt;...

Definitions

  1. companion, comrade; clasp; frame, welt;...

Ancestry of “gespan”, step by step

gespan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German spannan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspannan—
2Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

via Old High German gespan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangespanclasp; chain, bracelet

Words derived from “gespan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old High German spannan →