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Where does “spinnan” come from?

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

spinnan (Old Dutch): to spin

Definitions

  1. to spin

Ancestry of “spinnan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spinnan”

  • spinnewiel
  • spinnen
  • spinster
  • spinner
  • spinnen
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