Where does “spale” come from?

spale (Middle English) comes from Old Norse spǫlr, from Proto-Germanic spaluz — rod, pole, spike; splinter.

spale (Middle English): splinter

Definitions

  1. splinter

Ancestry of “spale”, step by step

spale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse spǫlr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespǫlrrail, bar; bit, short piece
2Proto-Germanicspaluzrod, pole, spike; splinter

via Old English spalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspaluflat bar, flake, chip

Words derived from “spale”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spaluz →Every word from Old Norse spǫlr →