Where does “spilling” come from?
spilling (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic spilla, from Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic spilþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
spilling (Icelandic): corruption
Ancestry of “spilling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | spilla | to corrupt, to contaminate, to mar; to rape, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | spilla | to destroy, spoil |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spilþijaną | To spoil; ruin; To kill; murder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |