speld
Afrikaans
/spɛlt/
noun
Definitions
- pin
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish speld (pin) inherited from Middle Dutch spelde derived from Latin spīnula (needle, little thorn, spinule).
Origin
Latin
spīnula
Gloss
needle, little thorn, spinule
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
針
Emoji
💉 🧵 🪡
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *spingula Latin
- *spinla Latin
- spinulifer Latin
- spīna Latin
- spīnula Latin
- spilla Italian
- dasspeld Dutch, Flemish
- haarspeld Dutch, Flemish
- krulspeld Dutch, Flemish
- speld Dutch, Flemish
- veiligheidsspeld Dutch, Flemish
- espiñela Galician
- spelde Middle Dutch
- spenala Old High German
- haak Afrikaans
- haakspeld Afrikaans
- haar Afrikaans
- haarspeld Afrikaans
- spëndelinc Middle High German
- isipeliti Xhosa