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Where does “spleettrommel” come from?

spleettrommel (Dutch) comes from Dutch spleet, from Dutch splijten, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

spleettrommel (Dutch): slit drum

Definitions

  1. slit drum

Ancestry of “spleettrommel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspleetcrack, cleft, split; fissure, slit; vagina
2Dutchsplijtento split
3Ancient GreekσχίζωI split, cleave; I divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
6Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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