Where does “spillan” come from?

spillan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic spillijaną, from Proto-Indo-European spel- — to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break.

spillan (Old English): to destroy; spill

Definitions

spillan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	spillijaną	to split
2	Proto-Indo-European	spel-	to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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...