Where does “adspredelse” come from?

adspredelse (Danish) comes from Danish adsprede, from Danish sprede, from Old Danish sprethæ, from Middle Low German sprēden, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

adspredelse (Danish): diversion, recreation, entertainment

Definitions

  1. diversion, recreation, entertainment

Ancestry of “adspredelse”, step by step

adspredelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish adsprede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishadspredeto entertain, amuse, divert, distract
2Danishspredeto spread
3Old Danishsprethæ—
4Middle Low Germansprēden—
5Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
6Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną →Every word from Middle Low German sprēden →