Where does “spill” come from?
spill (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
spill (Luxembourgish): second-person singular imperative of spillen
Definitions
- second-person singular imperative of spillen
Ancestry of “spill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | spil | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |