Etymology

spang

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Today it means: A shiny ornament or object; a spangle Full definition →

Middle English spang ← Middle Dutch spange ← Old English spang
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spang · noun, verb1

  1. Old English · derived fromspang“buckle, clasp”
  2. Middle Dutch · derived fromspange“buckle, clasp”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromspang“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”
  4. English todayspang

From Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), likely from Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”) or Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”).

spang · verb, adverb2

Onomatopoeic.

spang · verb, noun3

Uncertain. Cognate with Scots spang, and possibly related to English spank.

spang · noun4

See span

Words from the same roots

Middle Dutchspange all →

spangle

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