Where does “spoilen” come from?

spoilen (Middle English) comes from Old French espuler, from Latin spoliare, from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Ancestry of “spoilen”, step by step

spoilen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French espuler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespuler—
2Latinspoliarepresent active infinitive of spoliō;...
3LatinspolioI strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,...
4Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

via Old French espoillier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespoillierto pillage; to undress; to get undressed

via Old French espollier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespollier—

Words derived from “spoilen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Latin spolium →Every word from Latin spolio →