Etymology

spelk

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Today it means: A splinter, usually of wood. Full definition →

Middle English spelke ← Old English spilc ← Proto-West Germanic *spelku
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spelk · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*spelkō
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*spelku
  3. Old English · inherited fromspilc
  4. Middle English · inherited fromspelke
  5. English todayspelk

From Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-West Germanic *spelku, from Proto-Germanic *spelkō, *spalkō, *spalkuz (“bast, splint”). Cognate with Old Norse spjalkir (“bars, rails”, plural).

spelk · verb2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*spalkijaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*spalkijan
  3. Old English · inherited fromspelċan
  4. Middle English · inherited fromspelken
  5. English todayspelk

From Middle English spelken, from Old English spelċan, from Proto-West Germanic *spalkijan, from Proto-Germanic *spalkijaną. Cognate with Old Norse spelkja.

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