Where does “Spegel” come from?
Spegel (Low German) comes from Middle Low German spêgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Spegel (Low German): mirror
Definitions
- mirror
Ancestry of “Spegel”, step by step
Spegel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German spêgel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | spêgel | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 5 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Middle Low German spîgel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | spîgel | — |
via Middle Low German speigel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | speigel | — |