Where does “spelt” come from?
Spelt comes from Middle English spelte, from Old English spelt, cognate with Old High German spelz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spel-, meaning to split or crack.
spelt (English): simple past tense and past participle of spell; A...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of spell; A...
Ancestry of “spelt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spelt | — |
| 2 | Old English | spelt | spelt, corn |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spelta | spelt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spiltaz | spelt |
Words derived from “spelt”