Where does “Spule” come from?
Spule (German) comes from Dutch spoelen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Spule (German): spool; coil; reel
Definitions
- spool; coil; reel
Ancestry of “Spule”, step by step
Spule traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spoelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spoelen | to rinse, to wash up; to flush; to stream, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English spawde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spawde | The shoulder; the shoulder blade |
| 2 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 4 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 5 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |