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

Definitions

  1. to spell

Ancestry of “épeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespelerto call; to cry out; to shout; to explain; to...
2Old Frenchespelir—
3Frankishspelôn—
4Proto-Germanicspellōnąto talk, tell, recount
5Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “épeler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellą →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellōną →