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Where does “spinþrō” come from?

spinþrō (Proto-West 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 “spinþrō”, 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 “spinþrō”

  • spider
  • spidery
  • Spidey
  • spiderlike
  • spiderwort
  • spidergram
  • spiderling
  • spiderish
  • spiderhunter
  • seaspider
  • spideriness
  • spiderdom
  • spiderless
  • rockspider
  • spiderwood
  • spideresque
  • sea-spider
  • spiderman
  • spidership
  • cross spider
  • respider
  • spider-fear
  • spider
  • スパイダー
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