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Where does “spilþijaną” come from?

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

spilþijaną (Proto-Germanic): To spoil; ruin; To kill; murder

Definitions

  1. To spoil; ruin; To kill; murder

Ancestry of “spilþijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spilþijaną”

  • spill
  • spilling
  • spilt
  • spillover
  • spillway
  • overspill
  • spiller
  • spillback
  • spilth
  • unspilt
  • spillable
  • spilleth
  • spillproof
  • prespill
  • unspillable
  • spilly
  • spilter
  • spillest
  • antispill
  • beanspilling
  • spillingly
  • spilla
  • spille
  • spilde
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