Where does “mispel” come from?
mispel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mespila, from Proto-Germanic *mespilā, from Latin mespila, from Ancient Greek Μέσπιλα.
mispel (Middle High German): The medlar
Ancestry of “mispel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | mespila | The medlar |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *mespilā | — |
| 3 | Latin | mespila | nominative plural of mespilum; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μέσπιλα | — |