Where does “שפּין” come from?

שפּין (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German spinne, from Old High German spinna.

שפּין (Yiddish): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “שפּין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspinne—
2Old High Germanspinna—
Every word from Old High German spinna →Every word from Middle High German spinne →