Where does “spjald” come from?

spjald (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse spjald, from Proto-Germanic speldą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

spjald (Icelandic): card; cover; a written notice, sign

Definitions

  1. card; cover; a written notice, sign

Ancestry of “spjald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespjald—
2Proto-Germanicspeldąa split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spjald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speldą →Every word from Old Norse spjald →