Where does “spjäll” come from?

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

spjäll (Swedish): damper

Definitions

  1. damper

Ancestry of “spjäll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespjald
2Proto-Germanicspeldąa split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spjäll

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel-Every word from Proto-Germanic speldąEvery word from Old Norse spjald