Where does “spinelhealf” come from?

spinelhealf (Old English) comes from Old English spinel, from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spinelhealf (Old English): female line of descent

Definitions

  1. female line of descent

Ancestry of “spinelhealf”, step by step

spinelhealf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English spinel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspinelspindle
2Proto-West Germanicspinniluspindle
3Proto-West Germanicspinnanto spin
4Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via Old English healf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealfside; half; partly
2Proto-Germanic*halb—
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spinnaną →