Where does “שפּולקע” come from?
שפּולקע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שפּול, from Middle High German spuole, from Old High German spuola, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
שפּולקע (Yiddish): A spool
Definitions
- A spool
Ancestry of “שפּולקע”, step by step
שפּולקע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שפּול
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שפּול | a reel |
| 2 | Middle High German | spuole | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spuola | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
via Yiddish ־קע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־קע | Forms feminine derivatives of animate nouns;... |