Where does “perispindle” come from?
perispindle (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
perispindle (English): Surrounding a spindle
Definitions
- Surrounding a spindle
Ancestry of “perispindle”, step by step
perispindle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English spindle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spindle | A rod used for spinning and then winding natural... |
| 2 | Middle English | spyndel | A spindle; An rod that objects revolve around; a... |
| 3 | Old English | spinel | spindle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnilu | spindle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |