Where does “spiegel” come from?
spiegel (German) comes from Middle High German spiegel, from Old Saxon spiagal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
spiegel (German): inflection of spiegeln: ## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of spiegeln: ## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “spiegel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | spiegel | mirror |
| 2 | Old Saxon | spiagal | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 5 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “spiegel”
- Spiegel
- spegulo
- spegulo
- Hauptspiegel
- Plasmaspiegel
- Spiegelreflexkamera
- Serumspiegel
- Flügelspiegel
- Rückspiegel
- Metallspiegel
- Meeresspiegel
- spiegelsymmetrisch
- Wasserspiegel
- Natriumspiegel
- Elfenspiegel
- Rotspiegelamazone
- Satzspiegel
- Spiegelbild
- Alkoholspiegel
- Blutzuckerspiegel
- Cholesterinspiegel
- Drehspiegel
- Hormonspiegel
- Kragenspiegel