Where does “Spindel” come from?
Spindel (German) comes from Middle High German [[spinnel]], [[spinele]], from Old High German [[spinnila]], [[spinnela]], [[spinnala]], [[spinula]], from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
Spindel (German): spindle; fusil
Ancestry of “Spindel”, step by step
Words derived from “Spindel”