Where does “splinter” come from?

splinter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch splinter.

splinter (Dutch): splinter long, sharp fragment of material

Definitions

  1. splinter long, sharp fragment of material

Ancestry of “splinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsplinter

Words derived from “splinter

Every word from Middle Dutch splinter
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