Where does “spyndel” come from?

spyndel (Middle English) comes from Old English spinel, from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spyndel (Middle English): A spindle; An rod that objects revolve around; a...

Definitions

  1. A spindle; An rod that objects revolve around; a...

Ancestry of “spyndel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspinelspindle
2Proto-West Germanicspinniluspindle
3Proto-West Germanicspinnanto spin
4Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “spyndel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spinnaną →
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