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Where does “spuole” come from?

spuole (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spuola, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Ancestry of “spuole”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spuole”

  • Spule
  • szpula
  • шпула
  • špula
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