Where does “spale” come from?

spale (English) comes from Old English speld, from Proto-Germanic speldą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

spale (English): A chip or splinter of wood; A lath; a shaving or...

Definitions

  1. A chip or splinter of wood; A lath; a shaving or...

Ancestry of “spale”, step by step

spale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English speld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspeldsplinter; a thin piece of wood used as a torch;...
2Proto-Germanicspeldąa split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

via Middle English spale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspalesplinter
2Old Norsespǫlrrail, bar; bit, short piece
3Proto-Germanicspaluzrod, pole, spike; splinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speldą →Every word from Old English speld →