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Where does “antispill” come from?

antispill (English) comes from English spill, from Middle English spillen, from Old English spillan, from Proto-Germanic spillijaną, from Proto-Indo-European spel- — to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break.

antispill (English): Countering spillage

Definitions

  1. Countering spillage

Ancestry of “antispill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspillTo drop something so that it spreads out or makes...
2Middle EnglishspillenTo slaughter, eliminate; to cause the death of;...
3Old Englishspillanto destroy; spill
4Proto-Germanicspillijanąto split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspel-to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break
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