Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spannijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *spannaną +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*spannijaną

to cause to stretch

Descendants

Middle Low German: spennen
Middle High German: spennen[1]
Old Norse: spenna
- Icelandic: spenna
- Faroese: spenna
- Old Danish: spænne
  - Danish: spende
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: spenne
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: spenne, spenna
- Old Swedish: spænna
  - Swedish: spänna

References

spänna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

spannen in Duden online

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[1] spannen in Duden online