Where does “speld” come from?
speld (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic speldą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
speld (Old English): splinter; a thin piece of wood used as a torch;...
Definitions
- splinter; a thin piece of wood used as a torch;...
Ancestry of “speld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | speldą | a split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “speld”