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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

*spananą[1]

  1. to lure, to entice

Inflection

Descendants

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

References

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