Where does “spel” come from?
spel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch spellon, 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...
spel (Dutch): game; playing
Definitions
- game; playing
Ancestry of “spel”, step by step
spel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch spellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | spellen | to explain; to spell, to predict; to mean, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | spellon | to explain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |