Where does “špandle” come from?
špandle (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Span, from Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān, from Proto-Germanic spēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH-.
špandle (Serbo-Croatian): splinters
Ancestry of “špandle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Span | chip; shaving; clipping |
| 2 | Middle High German | spān | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spān | chip of wood, shaving |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |