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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spannaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Originally a strong verb of the seventh class, the long -n- comes from an earlier form *spanwaną-. Ultimately an ablautive form from the same source as *spinnaną (to spin).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑn.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spannaną[2]

  1. to stretch, span

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “spannen1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spannan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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