spanne
Middle English
/span/
noun
Definitions
- A span unit of measure.
- A specific measure of volume that corresponds to the quantity that fits in a person's hands while cupped.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English spann inherited from Proto-Germanic *spānnõ.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spānnõ
Gloss
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
- *spannō Proto-Germanic
- *spānnõ Proto-Germanic
- spann Old English
- palmspan Old Norse