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
Ancestry of “spildan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | spilþijaną | To spoil; ruin; To kill; murder |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “spildan”