Where does “bīspel” come from?

bīspel (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic spellą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

bīspel (Old High German): proverb", "example

Definitions

  1. proverb", "example

Ancestry of “bīspel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “bīspel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellą →