Where does “שפּאַנען” come from?

שפּאַנען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German spannen, from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic spannaną — to stretch, span.

שפּאַנען (Yiddish): to stretch, to span

Definitions

  1. to stretch, to span

Ancestry of “שפּאַנען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspannento stretch, tighten
2Old High Germanspannan—
3Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

Words derived from “שפּאַנען”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spannaną →Every word from Old High German spannan →Every word from Middle High German spannen →
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