Where does “spejle” come from?
spejle (Danish) comes from Danish spejl, from Old Danish speghæl, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
spejle (Danish): to reflect; to mirror, reflect; to fry, make a...
Definitions
- to reflect; to mirror, reflect; to fry, make a...
Ancestry of “spejle”, step by step
spejle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish spejl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | spejl | mirror; imperative of spejle |
| 2 | Old Danish | speghæl | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spēgel | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 7 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via German Speile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Speile | — |