Meaning

noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing

verb glitter as if covered with spangles

verb decorate with spangles

originThe noun is derived from Middle English spangel (“small piece of ornamental metal, spangle; small ornament”) [and other forms], from spang (“small piece of ornamental metal, spangle; small ornament; type of bowl or cup”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Spang is derived from Middle Dutch spange, spaenge (“buckle, clasp; brooch; spangle”) (modern Dutch spang (“clasp; hook; metal hairband; metal pin”)),…

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0