English
Greenspan
Greenspan comes from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן.
- Yiddishmodernגריןשפּאַןgrinshpan
- EnglishtodayGreenspan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Yiddishmodernגריןשפּאַןgrinshpan
- EnglishtodayGreenspan
The story
Borrowed from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan) Literally, “green branch, green bridle”, referring to Spanish green, copper acetate (‘copper(II) acetate’)
Every English word from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן
Today it means
name A surname from Yiddish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yiddish גריןשפּאַן / Greenspan