Where does “spänna” come from?

spänna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish spänna, from Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic spannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

spänna (Swedish): to stretch, to tighten; to pull a bow or...

Definitions

  1. to stretch, to tighten; to pull a bow or...

Ancestry of “spänna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishspänna—
2Old Norsespennato tighten
3Proto-Germanicspannijanąto cause to stretch
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “spänna”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →