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Where does “spinne” come from?

spinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): to spin

Definitions

  1. to spin

Ancestry of “spinne”, step by step

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