Spin
/spɪn/noun
To turn rapidly around a central point, or to draw out and twist fibers into thread.
Did you know?English also has the related old word spindrift, and the deeper root behind spin is tied to the ancient idea of twisting and drawing out, the same verbal image that gave us spindle.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spen-
“to draw out, stretch, or spin”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*spinnaną
“to spin, draw out fibers into thread”
Old English
OE
spinnan
“to spin thread”
Middle English
ME
spinnen
“to spin, twist, or turn rapidly”
Modern English
English
spin
“to turn rapidly around a central point; to make thread from fibers”