Where does “splejse” come from?

splejse (Danish) comes from English splice, from Middle Dutch splissen.

splejse (Danish): to splice, combine

Definitions

  1. to splice, combine

Ancestry of “splejse”, step by step

splejse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English splice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspliceA junction or joining of ropes made by splicing...
2Middle Dutchsplissen—

via Dutch splitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsplittento divide, to break up
2Middle Dutchsplittento split
Every word from Middle Dutch splissen →