Where does “spjalla” come from?

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

spjalla (Icelandic): to chat, converse; to spoil; to deflower

Definitions

  1. to chat, converse; to spoil; to deflower

Ancestry of “spjalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespjalla—
2Proto-Germanicspellōnąto talk, tell, recount
3Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellą →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellōną →