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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɑn.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spannaną

1. to stretch, span

Inflection

Conjugation of *spannaną (strong class 7c)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*spannō	*spannaų	—	*spannai	?
2nd singular	*spannizi	*spannaiz	*spann	*spannazai	*spannaizau
3rd singular	*spannidi	*spannai	*spannadau	*spannadai	*spannaidau
1st dual	*spannōz	*spannaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*spannadiz	*spannaidiz	*spannadiz	—	—
1st plural	*spannamaz	*spannaim	—	*spannandai	*spannaindau
2nd plural	*spannid	*spannaid	*spannid	*spannandai	*spannaindau
3rd plural	*spannandi	*spannain	*spannandau	*spannandai	*spannaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*spespann	*spespannį̄
2nd singular	*spespannt	*spespannīz
3rd singular	*spespann	*spespannī
1st dual	*spespannū	*spespannīw
2nd dual	*spespannudiz	*spespannīdiz
1st plural	*spespannum	*spespannīm
2nd plural	*spespannud	*spespannīd
3rd plural	*spespannun	*spespannīn
	present	past
participles	*spannandz	*spannanaz

Derived terms

• *spannijaną
• *spanstiz

Descendants

• Old English: spannan
  • Middle English: spannen
    • English: span
    • Scots: span
• Old Frisian: spanna, sponna
  • Saterland Frisian: sponne
  • West Frisian: spanne
• Old Saxon: spannan
  • Middle Low German: spannen
    • German Low German: spannen
• Old Dutch: *spannan
  • Middle Dutch: spannen
    • Dutch: spannen
• Old High German: spannan
  • Middle High German: spannen
    • German: spannen