Where does “spildan” come from?

spildan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic spilþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

spildan (Old English): to destroy

Definitions

  1. to destroy

Ancestry of “spildan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicspilþijanąTo spoil; ruin; To kill; murder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spilþijaną →