Where does “spilla” come from?

spilla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic spilþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

spilla (Old Norse): to destroy, spoil

Definitions

  1. to destroy, spoil

Ancestry of “spilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicspilþijanąTo spoil; ruin; To kill; murder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spilla”

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