Where does “spelke” come from?
spelke (Middle English) comes from Old English spilc, from Proto-Germanic spalkuz — bast, splint.
Ancestry of “spelke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | spilc | little rod by which things are kept straight or a... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spalkuz | bast, splint |
Words derived from “spelke”