An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Spule

by Friedrich Kluge

Spule, f., ‘spool, bobbin,’ from MidHG. spuole, m., ‘spool, tube, quill,’ OHG. spuola, f., spuolo, m., ‘spool’; corresponding to Du. spoel, E. spool. From the Teut. cognates are derived the Rom. terms, Ital. spuola, ‘shuttle,’ OFr. épolet, ‘spindle.’ Connected with the root spa, ‘to draw,’ adduced under spannen and spinnen?.