Where does “verspreider” come from?

verspreider (Dutch) comes from Dutch verspreiden, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.

verspreider (Dutch): distributor

Definitions

  1. distributor

Ancestry of “verspreider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverspreidento spread around
2Dutchverfar
3Dutchsluierento veil, to cover with a veil
4Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
5Middle Dutchendeand; end
6Old Dutchendiend
7Proto-West Germanicandīend
8Proto-Germanicandijazend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos