Proto-West Germanic

*spinnan

‘to spin’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *spinnan.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan, most familiar first.

• spinner ← spynnere ← spinnen ← spinnan
• spindle ← spyndel ← spinl ← *spinnilu
• spinster ← spynnestere ← spinnen ← spinnan
• spinel ← *spinnilu

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *spinnan