Where does “spile” come from?

spile (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic spīlaz, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spile (Middle Low German): splinter, peg

Definitions

  1. splinter, peg

Ancestry of “spile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspīlazsplinter, peg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīlaz →