spanwanned

English

adj

Definitions

(UK) stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.

Etymology

Derived from Old English spannan (span) derived from Proto-Germanic *spannaną (span, stretch).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*spannaną

Gloss

span, stretch

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*spannaną Proto-Germanic
gespannan Old English
spannan Old English
spannen Middle English
spannan Old High German
*spannan Old Dutch