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
Ancestry of “spillan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | spillijaną | to split |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | spel- | to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break |
Words derived from “spillan”