Etymology of the English word spanner
the English word
spannerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
spanderived from the German word
spannerderived from the Low German word
spannenderived from the Middle High German word
spannenderived from the Old High German word
spannanDate
The earliest known usage of spanner in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
