Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spananą

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- (to spin (thread); to stretch).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*spananą[1]

  1. to lure, to entice

Inflection[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *spanan
    • Old English: spanan
    • Old Saxon: spanan
    • Old High German: spanan
  • Old Norse: *spana

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spananan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 361