Where does “spiegal” come from?
spiegal (Old High German) comes from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
spiegal (Old High German): mirror
Definitions
- mirror
Ancestry of “spiegal”, step by step
spiegal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin speglum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 2 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Proto-West Germanic *spēgl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *spēgl | mirror |