Old English spann

← German Spanne (cognate)

← Middle Dutch spanne (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *spannō (inherited)

← Old High German spanna (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (inherited)

← Icelandic spönn (cognate)

← Dutch spanne (cognate)

← Old Norse spǫnn (cognate)

→ English span (inherited)

→ English span (inherited)

→ English yepsen (mention)

→ Middle English spanne (inherited)

→ Middle English sponne (inherited)