Spanne
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃpanə/
noun
Definitions
- span space between the tips of the thumb and little finger
- span; period of time
- range; margin; spread scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German spanne inherited from Old High German spanna inherited from Proto-Germanic *spannō (handbreadth, span).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spannō
Gloss
handbreadth, span
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clearspan English
- cospan English
- endspan English
- forspan English
- handspan English
- healthspan English
- inspan English
- legspan English
- lifespan English
- linkspan English
- mainspan English
- makespan English
- midspan English
- outspan English
- overspan English
- span English
- spanless English
- spannable English
- spanner English
- spanwise English
- spanworm English
- subspan English
- supraspan English
- tetraspan English
- timespan English
- widespan English
- wingspan English
- yepsen English
- -s- German
- Aufmerksamkeit German
- Aufmerksamkeitsspanne German
- Betriebstemperatur German
- Betriebstemperaturspanne German
- Zeit German
- Zeitspanne German
- span Dutch, Flemish
- tweespan Dutch, Flemish
- vierspan Dutch, Flemish
- zijspan Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European
- *spannō Proto-Germanic
- *spānnõ Proto-Germanic
- spann Old English
- spanne Middle English
- palmspan Old Norse
- spǫnn Old Norse
- spanna Old High German
- spanne Middle High German
- *spannjan Frankish