spell
English
/spɛl/
noun
Definitions
- Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
- A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
- (obsolete) Speech, discourse.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English spell inherited from Old English spel (message, news) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spellą (tale, speech, story, account, news, message) derived from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (tell, split, break off, break, cleave).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*spel-
Gloss
tell, split, break off, break, cleave
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
告
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigospel English
- back-spelling English
- bespell English
- bind English
- binder English
- binding English
- book English
- bound English
- byspel English
- caster English
- casting English
- counterspell English
- craft English
- down English
- enspell English
- finger English
- fingerspell English
- fingerspeller English
- fingerspelling English
- fire English
- forespell English
- good English
- gospel English
- gospeler English
- gospelesque English
- gospelize English
- gospeller English
- gospellike English
- gospelly English
- gospelmonger English
- gospelphile English
- ken English
- maker English
- making English
- misspell English
- misspellable English
- misspeller English
- misspelling English
- misspelt English
- out English
- outspell English
- overspell English
- protogospel English
- respell English
- respeller English
- spellable English
- spellathon English
- spellbind English
- spellbinder English
- spellbinding English
- spellbindingly English
- spellbook English
- spellbound English
- spellcaster English
- spellcasting English
- spellcraft English
- spelldown English
- speller English
- spellfire English
- spellful English
- spelling English
- spelling bee English
- spellingly English
- spellken English
- spellmaker English
- spellmaking English
- spello English
- spellout English
- spellthief English
- spellweaver English
- spellwork English
- spelt English
- speltmeal English
- thief English
- unspell English
- unspellable English
- unspelt English
- weaver English
- work English
- gospel Finnish
- fallo Latin
- Spill German
- gospel Italian
- gospel French
- épeler French
- спеллинг Russian
- шпиль Russian
- gospel Spanish, Castilian
- góspel Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)pel- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European
- *spel- Proto-Indo-European
- gospel Portuguese
- *gaspilþijaną Proto-Germanic
- *spellą Proto-Germanic
- *spillijaną Proto-Germanic
- *spōlǭ Proto-Germanic
- ゴスペル Japanese
- スペリング Japanese
- スペル Japanese
- gospel Polish
- godspel Old English
- spel Old English
- byspel Middle English
- gospel Middle English
- spell Middle English
- speilt Irish
- spjall Old Norse
- espeler Old French
- spjall Icelandic
- espeling Cebuano
- bīspel Old High German
- առասպել Old Armenian
- espelar Ido
- faj Albanian
- fjalor Albanian
- fjalosem Albanian
- fjalë Albanian
- fjalëkryq Albanian
- flas Albanian
- 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 Gothic
- spille Middle Low German
- spella Maltese
- *spellon Frankish
- *spelôn Frankish
- *spelā Proto-Albanian
- päl- Tocharian B
- päl- Tocharian A
- out
- ken
- fire
- work
- book
- down
- good
- bind
- maker
- bound
- thief
- craft
- spelt
- making
- gospel
- caster
- spello
- byspel
- finger
- weaver
- binder
- unspell
- speller
- respell
- unspelt
- enspell
- bespell
- casting
- binding
- spellful
- gospeler
- spellken
- outspell
- spellout
- gospelly
- misspelt
- misspell
- spelling
- spellwork
- gospeller
- respeller
- overspell
- forespell
- gospelize
- spelldown
- spellbind
- spellbook
- spellable
- speltmeal
- spellfire
- spellmaker
- spellthief
- spellbound
- misspeller
- spellathon
- gospellike
- spellingly
- spellcraft
- antigospel
- spellbinder
- gospelphile
- misspelling
- spellweaver
- unspellable
- fingerspell
- spellcaster
- spellmaking
- gospelesque
- protogospel
- counterspell
- spelling bee
- gospelmonger
- spellbinding
- spellcasting
- misspellable
- back-spelling
- fingerspeller
- fingerspelling
- spellbindingly