Where does “splits” come from?

splits (English) comes from English split, from Middle Low German splitten, from Middle Low German splīten.

splits (English): plural of split; API pl; A maneuver in which the...

Definitions

  1. plural of split; API pl; A maneuver in which the...

Ancestry of “splits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplitDivided; Having the middle group equal to the...
2Middle Low Germansplittento split
3Middle Low Germansplīten—

Words derived from “splits”

Every word from Middle Low German splīten →Every word from Middle Low German splitten →Every word from English split →