English
Spiegel
Spiegel comes from German Spiegel ‘mirror’, and goes back to Late Latin speclum.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEspeclum‘syncopic form of speculum (“mirror”)’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*speglumreconstructedvariant of speclum
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*spēgl‘mirror’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050spiegal‘mirror’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350spiegel‘mirror’
- Germanc. 1650–presentSpiegel‘mirror’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEspeclum‘syncopic form of speculum (“mirror”)’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*speglumreconstructedvariant of speclum
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*spēgl‘mirror’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050spiegal‘mirror’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350spiegel‘mirror’
- Germanc. 1650–presentSpiegel‘mirror’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Late Latin speclum
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin speclum / Spiegel