Where does “spjall” come from?

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

spjall (Icelandic): talk, gossip

Definitions

  1. talk, gossip

Ancestry of “spjall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespjallsaying, tale; words, tales, tidings
2Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spjall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellą →Every word from Old Norse spjall →