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Where does “spann” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spann”, step by step

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