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Where does “spreiden” come from?

spreiden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spreiden, from Old Dutch *spreiden, from Frankish *spraidijan, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

spreiden (Dutch): to spread

Definitions

  1. to spread

Ancestry of “spreiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspreiden—
2Old Dutch*spreiden—
3Frankish*spraidijan—
4Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
5Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “spreiden”

  • verspreiding
  • spreiding
  • sprei
  • verspreider
  • verspreiden
  • sprei
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