Where does “spannen” come from?

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

spannen (Middle High German): to stretch, tighten

Definitions

  1. to stretch, tighten

Ancestry of “spannen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spannen”

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