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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spanjaną

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 1

From *spananą + *-janą.

Verb

*spanjaną[1]

  1. to attract, allure
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *spannjan
    • Old English: *spennan
    • Old High German: spennen
  • Old Norse: spenja
    • Icelandic: spenja

Etymology 2

From *spanō (nipple) + *-janą.

Alternative forms

  • *spinjaną, *spunjaną

Verb

*spanjaną

  1. to wean
Inflection
  • *spanōną
  • *spenô
  • *spenōną
  • *spunōną
Descendants

Note: Some descendants show interference with related verbs *spanōną, *spenōną, and *spunōną.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *spannjan, *spinnjan, *spunnjan
    • Old Saxon: spennian
    • Old Dutch: *spennen
    • Old French: espanir
      • Middle French: espanir, aspanir (to wean, deprive)
        • Picard: épanir; épénir (Rouchi)
        • Walloon: spani
    • Old High German: *spennen
      • Middle High German: *spennen, spenen
        • German: spänen (dialectal)
        • Middle High German: *abespennen, abespenen
      • Old High German: bispennen
        • Middle High German: *bespennen, bespenen
      • Old High German: intspennen, inspennen
        • Middle High German: entspennen, entspenen

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spanjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 362
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