Where does “špeili” come from?
špeili (Votic) comes from Ingrian špeili, from Finnish peili, from Swedish spegel, from Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
špeili (Votic): mirror
Definitions
- mirror
Ancestry of “špeili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | špeili | mirror |
| 2 | Finnish | peili | mirror |
| 3 | Swedish | spegel | a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface; something... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | speghil | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | spegill | mirror, looking glass Synonym: skuggsjá |
| 6 | Middle Low German | spēgel | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 10 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |