Where does “spile” come from?

spile (English) comes from Middle Low German spile, from Proto-Germanic spīlaz, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spile (English): A splinter; A spigot or plug used to stop the...

Definitions

  1. A splinter; A spigot or plug used to stop the...

Ancestry of “spile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspilesplinter, peg
2Proto-Germanicspīlazsplinter, peg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīlaz →Every word from Middle Low German spile →