Where does “spole” come from?
spole (Old French) comes from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch spuola, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Ancestry of “spole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | spoele | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | spuola | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “spole”