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Where does “spilden” come from?

spilden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *spilden, from Frankish *spilþijan.

Ancestry of “spilden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*spilden—
2Frankish*spilþijan—

Words derived from “spilden”

  • spilzucht
  • spilziek
  • spillen
Every word from Frankish *spilþijan →