Where does “szpanować” come from?

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

szpanować (Polish): to show off

Definitions

  1. to show off

Ancestry of “szpanować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspannento stretch; to tighten; to tension
2Middle High Germanspannento stretch, tighten
3Old High Germanspannan—
4Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

Words derived from “szpanować”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old High German spannan →Every word from Middle High German spannen →