Where does “verspachteln” come from?
verspachteln (German) comes from German spachteln, from German Spachtel, from German Spatel, from Italian spatola, from Russian шпатель, from Spanish espátula, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha.
verspachteln (German): to fill with plaster
Definitions
- to fill with plaster
Ancestry of “verspachteln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spachteln | to apply paint or plaster; to eat |
| 2 | German | Spachtel | spattle; palette knife |
| 3 | German | Spatel | painting knife, spatula; scoop, applicator |
| 4 | Italian | spatola | spatula, paddle; palette knife; putty knife |
| 5 | Russian | шпатель | шпа́тель • m inan; putty knife; spatula |
| 6 | Spanish | espátula | spatula; spoonbill |
| 7 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 8 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |