Where does “speal” come from?
speal (Irish) comes from Middle Irish spelaid, from Middle English pelen, from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
speal (Irish): to scythe, mow; scythe
Ancestry of “speal”, step by step