Where does “spole” come from?

spole (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch spoele, 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...

spole (Middle English): A bobbin or spool for weaving

Definitions

  1. A bobbin or spool for weaving

Ancestry of “spole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspoele—
2Old Dutchspuola—
3Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Dutch spuola →
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