spinnen
Middle English
/ˈspinən/
verb
Definitions
- To spin or convert fibre into yarn.
- To make fabric or fabric garments out of fibre.
- To make a spiderweb or cobweb.
- To go in a hurry; to sprint.
- To select or decide a individual's fate.
- (rare) To flow forth with haste.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English spinnan (spin) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną (spin).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spinnaną
Gloss
spin
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spingate English
- antispin English
- backspin English
- barspin English
- bespin English
- biospin English
- cytospin English
- forespin English
- headspin English
- isospin English
- macrospin English
- microspin English
- multispin English
- outspin English
- overspin English
- prespin English
- pseudospin English
- quasispin English
- respin English
- sidespin English
- spin English
- spinathon English
- spinback English
- spinbox English
- spincaloritronics English
- spindle English
- spindom English
- spindown English
- spinful English
- spinless English
- spinlike English
- spinlock English
- spinmaster English
- spinmeister English
- spinnability English
- spinnable English
- spinner English
- spinnest English
- spinneth English
- spinon English
- spinorama English
- spinout English
- spinplasmonics English
- spinster English
- spintext English
- spinward English
- spinworthy English
- superspin English
- tailspin English
- topspin English
- underspin English
- unspin English
- wheelspin English
- spin Finnish
- spin Hungarian
- spin French
- спин Russian
- espín Spanish, Castilian
- spin Spanish, Castilian
- spin Portuguese
- *spinnaną Proto-Germanic
- *wabją Proto-Germanic
- spin Polish
- spinnan Old English
- spyn Middle English
- spynner Middle English
- spynnester Middle English
- spynnyng Middle English
- spinna Old Norse
- espín Catalan, Valencian
- espín Galician
- spinnan Old High German
- 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *spinþrō gmw-pro
- *spinnan Old Dutch
- Spinnenwebb Low German