Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)pel-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly from bʰel-, with the s-mobile prefix.

Root

*(s)pel-

1. to say aloud, recite
2. to publicly speak
3. to tell

Descendants

• Proto-Albanian: spelā
  • Albanian: fjalë ("word")
• Proto-Albanian: spala
  • Albanian: flas ("speak")
• Proto-Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: առասպել (aṙaspel) ("tale, proverb, riddle") (←aṙ-a-spel)
• Proto-Germanic: spellą (see there for descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπειλή ("boast, boastful promise")