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Where does “spattle” come from?

spattle (English) comes from Old English spātl.

spattle (English): A spatula; A tool or implement for mottling...

Definitions

  1. A spatula; A tool or implement for mottling...

Ancestry of “spattle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspātl—

Words derived from “spattle”

  • spittle
  • spittlebug
  • spittly
  • bespattle
  • bespittle
Every word from Old English spātl →