Where does “span” come from?
span (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch spannen, from Middle Dutch spannen, from Old Dutch spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.
span (Sranan Tongo): tense
Ancestry of “span”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | spannen | to strain, to put tension on; to stretch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spannen | |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spannan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spannaną | to stretch, span |