Where does “spool” come from?
Spool comes from Middle English spole, derived from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch spuola, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel-.
spool (English): A reel; a device around which thread, wire or...
Definitions
- A reel; a device around which thread, wire or...
Ancestry of “spool”, step by step
spool traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English spā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spā | A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring |
| 2 | English | spastic | Of, relating to, or affected by spasm; Of or... |
| 3 | Latin | spasticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπαστικός | drawing in, absorbing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |