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Where does “spjall” come from?

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

spjall (Old Norse): saying, tale; words, tales, tidings

Definitions

  1. saying, tale; words, tales, tidings

Ancestry of “spjall”, 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 “spjall”

  • spjall
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