Where does “sepelsieppo” come from?
sepelsieppo (Finnish) comes from Finnish sepel, from Dutch spel, from Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch spellon, from Proto-Germanic spellōną, from Proto-Germanic spellą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
sepelsieppo (Finnish): collared flycatcher
Definitions
- collared flycatcher
Ancestry of “sepelsieppo”, step by step
sepelsieppo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sepel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sepel | Obsolete form of seppel; corona |
| 2 | Dutch | spel | game; playing |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spellen | to explain; to spell, to predict; to mean, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spellon | to explain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |