Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “spēnen” come from?

spēnen (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic spanōną, from Proto-Germanic spenô, from Proto-Indo-European psten-os-, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “spēnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspanōną—
2Proto-Germanicspenônipple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpsten-os-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “spēnen”

  • spanen
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