Where does “spilling” come from?
Spilling derives from Middle English spillen, from Old English spillan, from Proto-Germanic spillijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel-.
spilling (English): The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid...
Definitions
- The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid...
Ancestry of “spilling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spill | To drop something so that it spreads out or makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | spillen | To slaughter, eliminate; to cause the death of;... |
| 3 | Old English | spillan | to destroy; spill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spillijaną | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spel- | to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break |
Words derived from “spilling”