Spannweite
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- wingspan, span distance between the tips of the wings of an insect, bird or craft
- span distance a bridge covers
- (figurative) span distance between two things or ideas
Etymology
Compound from German Spann (spider) + German Weite (width).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Weite
Gloss
width
Kanji
幅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Brennweite German
- Flügel German
- Flügelspannweite German
- Spann German
- Tragweite German
- Weite German
- weit German
- wīte Middle High German
- Spaweck Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch