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Where does “spinna” come from?

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

spinna (Old Norse): spin

Definitions

  1. spin

Ancestry of “spinna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spinna”

  • spinna
  • spann
  • spinne
  • spinne
  • spinde
  • spinna
  • spinna
  • spinna
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