Where does “spänne” come from?
spänne (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish spänne, from Old Norse spenni, from Proto-Germanic spannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
spänne (Swedish): a buckle, a clasp, a fastener
Definitions
- a buckle, a clasp, a fastener
Ancestry of “spänne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | spänne | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | spenni | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spannijaną | to cause to stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |