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Where does “mispel” come from?

mispel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mispele, from Medieval Latin mespila — nominative plural of mespilum; accusative plural...

mispel (Dutch): medlar tree, of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus...

Definitions

  1. medlar tree, of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus...

Ancestry of “mispel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmispele—
2Medieval Latinmespilanominative plural of mespilum; accusative plural...
Every word from Medieval Latin mespila →