Where does “スパンコール” come from?

スパンコール (Japanese) comes from English spangle, from Middle English spangel, from Middle English spang, from Old English spang — buckle, clasp.

スパンコール (Japanese): spangle

Definitions

  1. spangle

Ancestry of “スパンコール”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspangleA small piece of sparkling metallic material sewn...
2Middle Englishspangelsmall piece of ornamental metal, spangle; a small...
3Middle Englishspanga small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small...
4Old Englishspangbuckle, clasp
Every word from Old English spang →Every word from Middle English spang →Every word from Middle English spangel →