Where does “Spoule” come from?

Spoule (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian spōle, from Old Dutch spōla, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Spoule (Saterland Frisian): spool

Definitions

  1. spool

Ancestry of “Spoule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianspōle—
2Old Dutchspōla—
3Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Dutch spōla →
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