Where does “spole” come from?

spole (Italian) comes from Italian spola, 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...

spole (Italian): plural of spola

Definitions

  1. plural of spola

Ancestry of “spole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspolashuttle; bobbin; spool
2Old Frenchspole—
3Middle Dutchspoele—
4Old Dutchspuola—
5Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
6Proto-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 spōlǭ →Every word from Old Dutch spuola →