Where does “spelôn” come from?
spelôn (Frankish) comes 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...
Ancestry of “spelôn”, step by step
spelôn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic spellōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
via Proto-Indo-European spel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | spel- | to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break |