Where does “spintol” come from?
spintol (Dutch) comes from Dutch tol, from Middle Dutch tol, from Old Dutch tol, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος — price.
spintol (Dutch): spindle
Definitions
- spindle
Ancestry of “spintol”, step by step
spintol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tol | top, spinning top; toll, customs |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tol | twig |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tol | — |
| 4 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |
via Dutch spinnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spinnen | to spin: make yarn by twisting and winding fibres... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spinnen | to spin, to make yarn by twisting and winding... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spinnan | to spin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |