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Where does “espeler” come from?

espeler (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French espelir, from Frankish spelôn, from Proto-Germanic spellōną, from Proto-Germanic spellą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

espeler (Anglo-Norman): to call; to cry out; to shout; to explain; to...

Definitions

  1. to call; to cry out; to shout; to explain; to...

Ancestry of “espeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespelir—
2Frankishspelôn—
3Proto-Germanicspellōnąto talk, tell, recount
4Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “espeler”

  • spellen
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