Spurtle

The spurtle (or "spurtel", "spurtil", "spirtle", or "spartle")[1] is a wooden Scottish kitchen tool, dating from the 15th century, that is used to stir porridge, soups, stews, and broths.

The low surface area reduces the chances of porridge sticking to the instrument.

The ultimate source of σπαθη is hypothesized to come from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language *spe-dh- for spade and its root *spe- for a long, flat piece of wood.

According to this theory, spade and spoon are also suggested as having derived from the same hypothetical PIE *spe-, potentially making those words distant cousins of spurtle.

[2] The World Porridge Making Championship awards a "Golden Spurtle" as its main prize.