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Where does “spannan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spannan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

Words derived from “spannan”

  • Spann
  • spannen
  • Flügelspannweite
  • Schuhspanner
  • entspannen
  • Schnellspanner
  • Spanner
  • Entspannung
  • Spannweite
  • шпанати
  • španati
  • šponovat
  • spannen
Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →