Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spinnaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *(s)pénh₁-ne-, from *(s)penh₁- (“to spin thread, plait, weave, sew; to stretch”). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *pínˀtei (“to stretch”), and Old Armenian հենում (henum, “to weave, sew together”). Potentially a doublet of *spannaną (“to stretch, tighten, fasten”) and/or *fanô (“cloth”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- to spin
Inflection
editConjugation of *spinnaną (strong class 3)
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *spinnan
- Old Norse: spinna
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan)