(s)pel-
to speak aloud, tell with emphasis
Reflexes - Liv
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | ||||
| NYI | ?[gr. ἀπειλέω ‘drohe’{2} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | [toch.B pällātär ‘preist’, A pällāntär ‘preisen’{3} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | lett. peļu, (pel̂t) ‘schmähen, lästern’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | lāð-spell | painful/grievous story, lit. ill-news | n.str.neut | ASD LRC |
| Old English | gōd-spel(l) | gospel | n.str.neut | W7 LRC |
| Old English | spell | tale, speech, story | n.str.neut | GED LRC |
| Old English | spellian | to spell, speak, narrate | vb.wk | GED LRC |
| English | Láthspell | Grima's epithet for Gandalf in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | gospel | lit. good news | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Morgul-spells | evil sorcery in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n.pl | LRC |
| English | spell, spelt | to read slowly (letter-by-letter) | vb.wk | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | spell | incantation, words thought to have magical power | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| Middle English | gospel | gospel | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | spell | tale, speech, story | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | spellen | to talk, speak, tell a story | vb | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Saxon | god-spell | gospel | n | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | spel(l) | speech, story | n.str | GED ASD LRC |
| Old Low German | spell | tale, story | n | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | got-spel | gospel | n | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | (got-)spellōn | to speak, narrate | vb.wk | GED LRC |
| Old High German | spel(l) | speech, story | n.str | GED ASD LRC |
| Old High German | spelza | spelt, corn | n | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Icelandic | spjall | speech, story | n.str | GED LRC |
| Old Icelandic | spjalla | to speak, narrate | vb.wk | GED LRC |
| Icelandic | guð-spjall | gospel | n | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | *spill | myth | n | GED LRC |
| Gothic | spilla | announcer | n.masc | GED LRC |
| Gothic | spillōn | to tell, relate | vb.wk.II | LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Old French | espeller | to tell, speak | vb | AHD LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Latvian | pel̃t | slander | n | GED LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | ἀ-πειλέω | to boast, threaten | vb | GED LRC |
| Greek | ἀ-πειλή | boast, threat | n.fem | GED LRC |
| Armenian | ||||
| Armenian | aṙa-spel | fable | n | GED LRC |
| Tocharian | ||||
| Tocharian B | pāl- | to praise | vb | GED LRC |
| Tocharian A | päl- | to praise | vb | GED LRC |