Where does “spoele” come from?
spoele (Middle Dutch) comes 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...
Ancestry of “spoele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | spuola | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “spoele”