Where does “épeler” come from?
épeler (French) comes from Old French espeler, from Old French espelir, from Frankish spelôn, 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...
épeler (French): to spell
Ancestry of “épeler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | espeler | to call; to cry out; to shout; to explain; to... |
| 2 | Old French | espelir | — |
| 3 | Frankish | spelôn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |