Where does “spil” come from?

spil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spille, from Old Dutch spilla.

spil (Dutch): an axis; a key figure

Definitions

  1. an axis; a key figure

Ancestry of “spil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspille—
2Old Dutchspilla—

Words derived from “spil”

Every word from Old Dutch spilla →Every word from Middle Dutch spille →