Where does “[[spatel]], [[spatl]]” come from?

[[spatel]], [[spatl]] (Middle High German) comes from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

Ancestry of “[[spatel]], [[spatl]]”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	spatula	a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a...
2	Latin	spatha	spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
3	Ancient Greek	σπάθη	any broad blade, of wood or metal
4	Proto-Indo-European	sph₂-dʰ-	—