Where does “asple” come from?

asple (French) comes from German haspel, from Middle High German haspel, from Old High German haspil, from Proto-Germanic haspulaz, from Proto-Germanic haspijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

asple (French): reel, spool

Definitions

  1. reel, spool

Ancestry of “asple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaspelreel (device for a harvesting machine)
2Middle High Germanhaspel—
3Old High Germanhaspil—
4Proto-Germanichaspulaz—
5Proto-Germanichaspijǭclasp; hasp; reel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haspijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic haspulaz →