Where does “spelde” come from?

spelde (Middle English) comes from Old English speld, from Proto-Germanic speldą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Ancestry of “spelde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspeldsplinter; a thin piece of wood used as a torch;...
2Proto-Germanicspeldąa split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speldą →Every word from Old English speld →