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Middle English:
spinnestere
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Etymology of the English word spinster
the English word
spinster
derived from the English word
spin
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*spenwanan
using the English suffix
-ster
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-istrijon
Date
The earliest known usage of spinster in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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