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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

From *spananą + *-janą.

Verb

*spanjaną[1]

  1. to attract, to allure

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *spannjan
    • Old English: spennan
    • Old High German: spennen
  • Old Norse: spenja

References

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