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
- saying, tale; words, tales, tidings
Ancestry of “spjall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “spjall”