Where does “spola” come from?
spola (Italian) comes from Old French spole, from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch spuola, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
spola (Italian): shuttle; bobbin; spool
Ancestry of “spola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | spole | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spoele | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spuola | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “spola”