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Where does “spjald” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spjald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspeldąa split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spjald”

  • spjæld
  • spæll
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